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Governor following ‘script’ from Delhi: Nitish

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 11:18 PM PST

He alleged that the Prime Minister was behind the move to allow Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi more time to prove his majority

Tharoor questioned again in Sunanda death case

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 11:06 PM PST

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor was questioned for the second time on Thursday in connection with the death of his wife Sunanda Pushkar last January.Mr. Tharoor, who was asked on Wednesday to jo...

Manish Sisodia likely to be Delhi’s deputy CM

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 11:09 PM PST

Delhi Chief Minister-designate Arvind Kejriwal is likely to appoint his trusted colleague Manish Sisodia as the Deputy Chief Minister, sources said on Thursday, adding that cabinet ministers in AA...

Congress clears Keystone XL pipeline bill, setting up veto

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 10:58 PM PST

The Republican-controlled Congress has approved a bill to construct the Keystone XL oil pipeline, setting up a confrontation with President Barack Obama, who has threatened to veto the measure.

Modi temple inauguration cancelled

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 10:36 PM PST

Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's disapproving tweet on...

Indian-American researcher gets $500,000 Science Foundation award

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 10:15 PM PST

Gurpreet Singh, an Indian-American assistant professor of mechanical and nuclear engineering at Kansas State University, has received a $500,000 National Science Foundation Career award for his re...

Five Union ministers visit Manipur

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 09:33 PM PST

Five union ministers are visiting Manipur in quick succession to oversee development projects being carried out in the state.The Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industries Nirmala...

Obama asks fresh war powers to fight IS

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 10:16 PM PST

President Barack Obama urged Congress on Wednesday to authorise military action against the Islamic State militants who are cutting a swath across the West Asia, vowing their forces "are going to...

Modi not to attend Kejriwal's swearing-in ceremony

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 11:10 PM PST

AAP leader Manish Sisodia said the Prime Minister assured that he would look into the demand for Delhi statehood.

10,000 U.S.-supported civilians needed to fight Ebola: United Nations

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 08:29 PM PST

The U.N. Ebola chief says U.S. troops being withdrawn from Liberia have done their job of building desperately needed treatment centres but that more than 10,000 civilians working in West Africa a...

Superfast train to Delhi flagged off

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 08:02 PM PST

Union Minister for Railways Suresh Prabhu on Wednesday announced the introduction of a weekly superfast express train from Thiruvananthapuram to Nizamuddin via Kottayam.Mr. Prabhu made the...

Land bond to beat funds crunch

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 08:02 PM PST

Secure monetary instrument to be issued by government

On song with Sarah Jane

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 10:54 PM PST

The actress is set to release her single titled 'Forgot to be Me'

A temple for Narendra Modi in Rajkot

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 08:16 PM PST

The people of Kothadia village in Rajkot district are looking forward to a new attraction. On Sunday, an idol of Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be unveiled at this temple dedicated to him. ...

Temple dedicated to Modi 'shocks' him

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 10:10 PM PST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday morning urged people not to build temples in his name. Referring to media reports of an idol of his being installed in a temple in Rajkot, Gujarat, Mr. Mod...

Free Wi-Fi at Mysuru bus-stand marred by technical glitches

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 08:10 PM PST

The free Wi-Fi made available at the Mysuru city bus-stand by the State government appears to be not only mired in technical glitches, but also suffering from lack of user awareness among the publ...

Northern Provincial Council's resolution on 'historic genocide' echoes in TN

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 06:56 PM PST

The resolution passed by the Northern Provincial Council in Sri Lanka seeking a probe into 60 years of 'genocide' against Tamils in the island nation has found support among some political parties

MTC launches 3 a.m. bus service

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 06:49 PM PST

Over the past few weeks, the Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) has been running services from as early as 3 a.m.The buses connect suburban alighting points of omni buses from other S...

An initiative to help slow learners for Class 10 exams

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 06:45 PM PST

Krishnaprasad Rai, a farmer, and other members of the School Development and Monitoring Committee of Government Secondary School, in Eerde-Upparige village in Puttur taluk near Mangaluru, have tak...

Metro station too lags

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 08:10 PM PST

The Chennai Metro Rail station coming up at the airport, the second in the country after the facility at the Indira Gandhi International airport in New Delhi, has been facing severe delays. ...

A Rs. 58-crore terminal delay

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 07:54 PM PST

The delay in the construction of new domestic and international terminals of the Chennai airport had resulted in a cost escalation of over Rs. 58 crores, according to a reply from Airports Authori...

Naidu's dais burnt down ahead of Hanamkonda meeting

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 08:30 PM PST

Tension prevailed in Hanamkonda in Telangana ahead of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and TDP president N.Chandrababu Naidu's visit to address party workers after the dais and cutouts at the venue w...

U.S. lawmaker proposes ban on yoga pants

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 06:00 PM PST

Even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently celebrated a much-vaunted success in driving the campaign to get the United Nations to endorse June 21 as the International Day of Yoga, U.S. lawmakers...

Key reform moves on the back burner

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 03:28 PM PST

Measures on urea, LPG, kerosene to go

It’s too early to speak about ‘breakthroughs’ in India-US nuclear deal: Russia

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 03:26 PM PST

Russia believes the India-U.S. nuclear agreements announced by President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Narendra Modi are only "promises plus a dose of euphoria", says Russian Ambassador Alexa...

India-US deal long on promises but short on clarity: Russia

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 03:27 PM PST

In an exclusive interview to "The Hindu", Russia's Ambassador to India Alexander Kadakin rejects the idea that Russia felt the competition from the U.S. following the nuclear agreement.

Sailing vessel Mhadei logs 1,00,000 miles

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 03:08 PM PST

Indian Navy Sailing Vessel Mhadei has sailed 1,00,000 nautical miles, a major feat for a sail boat used for adventure and training.Defence ministry officials said there would be a special c...

INS Viraat to be decommissioned in 2016

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 03:03 PM PST

The aircraft carrier has served for 56 years

Akhilesh unveils development agenda

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 03:02 PM PST

Focus on infrastructure, human resource development

Haryana Assembly to go paperless

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 02:59 PM PST

To cut down on its carbon footprint, the Haryana Assembly will soon go paperless. A delegation of legislators will visit Himachal Pradesh to see how a similar plan for reducing use of paper and th...

BJP Minister alleges attack by Akali workers

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 02:56 PM PST

The poll process for the local governments including 123 municipal bodies and nagar panchayats in Punjab has started on a violent note. Anil Joshi, a BJP Minister, on Wednesday accused members of a...

RSS meet in Kanpur from Feb. 15

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 02:51 PM PST

After holding Chintan Shivir (a brainstorming session) here last year, the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) is gearing up for yet another important meeting, this time in Kanpur. ...

Rs. 1 lakh reward for clues on rape accused

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 02:49 PM PST

The Rajasthan Police have announced a Rs. 1 lakh reward for information on Ajit Singh, alias Jitaram Choudhary, the main accused in the Japanese tourist rape case.D.C. Jain, Inspector-Gener...

Rawat govt. tries to pacify Bahuguna

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 02:46 PM PST

In an attempt to pacify Uttarakhand's former Chief Minster Vijay Bahuguna, the Harish Rawat Cabinet has taken steps to meet Mr. Bahuguna's demands of land regularisation in his constituency....

Delhi vote gives AAP fresh impetus in Maharashtra

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 02:43 PM PST

Plans to address issues ranging from farmer suicides to impact of special economic zones

Power tussle in JD(U) ‘internal matter’: BJP

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 02:41 PM PST

The drubbing the BJP got in the Delhi election apparently has made the party back off from lending overt support to Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi in the power tussle within the Janata Dal...

Pak. to release 173 Indian prisoners on Feb. 16

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 02:36 PM PST

Pakistan will release 173 Indian prisoners out of 526 inmates on February 16, External Affairs Ministry said on Wednesday. Ministry Spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin said the government had re...

Shutdown in Kashmir enters third day

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 03:32 PM PST

The call was given to commemorate hanging of Mohammad Maqbool Butt

Millets on the menu for the health conscious

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 02:33 PM PST

A couple of restaurants are attempting to build a clientele with solely millets-based dishes

Third party to check quality of road-laying

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 02:31 PM PST

Consultants to do spot testing at every cross-section of a newly-laid stretch

Heads likely to roll in BJP

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 02:26 PM PST

Demands have begun surfacing in the Bharatiya Janata Party for a serious introspection and course correction exercise after the party's rout in the Delhi Assembly election. The leadership is under...

Ready to face action: Sakshi

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 06:21 PM PST

The BJP MP from Unnao, Sakshi Maharaj, reacted sharply on Wednesday to criticism that his statement on women contributed to the BJP's shocking defeat in the Delhi Assembly elections.He said...

3 Muslim students gunned down in US

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 08:09 PM PST

Facebook posts by the alleged shooter fuel rumours on the role the victims' religion could have played

Sushma lauds diaspora for keeping spirit of India alive

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 02:14 PM PST

'The recent adoption of the International Day of Yoga by the U.N. shows the global appeal of India's soft power'

HSBC leaks: Cameron questioned

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 02:13 PM PST

Cameron 'surrounded by dodgy donors,' says Opposition leader Ed Miliband

India-specific safety features in Uber app

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 02:12 PM PST

There is a tracking feature and an 'SOS' button to call the local police directly

Berlinale: Pictures so devastating we don't need words

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 02:10 PM PST

Two affecting and very "local" films, from Guatemala and Chile.

It’s up to private firms to take n-deal forward: U.S. envoy

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 02:07 PM PST

Richard Verma has urged companies to assess the fine print of the nuclear deal

Brahmaputra Board to be revived

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 02:05 PM PST

Union Minister for Water Resources Uma Bharati announced on Wednesday that the Brahmaputra Board would be revived with a new mandate and schemes. This was decided after a meeting of the review boa...

H1N1: health workers to be vaccinated

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 01:53 PM PST

With the number of H1N1 cases on the rise, the Centre has decided to vaccinate health workers involved in the treatment of patients. The decision was taken at a high-level review meeting of health...

Pradhan seeks expediting of TAPI project at Islamabad meet

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 01:47 PM PST

Calls for early finalisation of consortium leader to speed up pipeline

Supreme Court refuses to quash CAG appointment

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 01:33 PM PST

We won't react to every sound of alarm: Bench

Bihar trust vote on February 20

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 01:27 PM PST

It is learnt that the Governor has asked Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi to prove his majority either by voice vote or secret ballot.

Srinivasan may still have to wait

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 01:04 PM PST

Till a committee set up by the Supreme Court led by former Chief Justice of India R.M. Lodha considers his liability and "awards a suitable punishment".

Nitish parades MLAs before President, seeks his intervention

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 01:22 PM PST

Patna High Court stays Mr. Kumar's recognition as JD(U) Legislature Party leader in place of Jitan Ram Manjhi.

Mounds of garbage being burnt near Tataguni village, say residents

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 10:52 AM PST

Residents of areas surrounding Tataguni village and Kanakapura Road are at their wits' end. Almost everyday, mounds of garbage are dumped by trucks and later set alight. With the garbage...

Delhi gets ‘cleaner’ crop of MLAs

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 01:24 PM PST

ADR analysis finds no legislator with 'heinous' criminal charges

14-year-old student kidnapped, murdered by neighbour

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 06:31 PM PST

A 14-year-old high school student was kidnapped and murdered by his neighbour, who wanted to take revenge on the teenager's mother. The boy, a resident of Sanjivininagar, was killed in an isolated...

Engagements in Thiruvananthapuram

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 07:45 PM PST

Kerala Gandhi Smaraka Nidhi: Felicitating Ashok Sajjanhar, former Ambassador and Secretary, National Foundation for Communal Harmony, Gandhi Bhavan, Thycaud, 4 p.m....

Is the Karnataka police equipped to tackle cyber crime cases?

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 11:21 PM PST

Proposals to set up social media lab, cyber crime labhave been pending for a couple of years now

Turtles washed ashore

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:20 PM PST

Four Olive Ridley turtles were found washed ashore in a single day on Wednesday. A turtle weighing 70 kg was found dead near the Gandhi statue. Locals found the dead turtle and informed the Forest...

Committee to probe allegations against Visva Bharati V-C

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 07:00 PM PST

The Ministry of Human Resource Development on Wednesday constituted a three-member fact-finding committee to inquire against allegations of financial and administrative irregularities against Prof...

Lawyer’s ‘Pickles and Lota’ to tickle your funny bone

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:02 PM PST

"Don't think that lawyers are always academic and serious, they have an informal side full of fun and frolic," says lawyer and cartoonist Goda Anirudh Raghavan, who will showcase her 75 cartoons in...

Affidavit probe: tale of deliberate red tape?

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 06:14 PM PST

The probe into the differences in the affidavits filed by Anitha and H.D. Kumaraswamy has not moved an inch

SBI donates to Cancer Institute

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST

State Bank of India, on Wednesday, donated medical equipment worth Rs. 83.50 lakh to Cancer Institute, Adyar. The equipment will be used in the day-care chemotherapy unit.B. Sriram, managing...

Indus Towers plans more telecom towers in TN

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:04 PM PST

Indus Towers, a company promoted under a joint venture of Bharti Infratel, Vodafone India and Aditya Birla Telecom and provides infrastructure services to telecom operators, plans to install 200 ne...

Unique tool to track atrocities against Dalits

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST

To monitor atrocities perpetrated against Dalits and Adivasis and to ensure speedy justice, a unique web-based tool — Atrocity Tracking and Monitoring (ATM) System — has been launched. The initiati...

Ramlila Maidan spruced up

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST

The Ramlila Maidan is getting ready for the swearing-in of Arvind Kejriwal and his Cabinet on Saturday.The North Delhi Municipal Corporation, which owns the ground, is sprucing up the space...

MCI, APMC crack the whip against erring doctors

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:26 PM PST

The Medical Council of India (MCI) has removed the names of two Hyderabadi doctors from the list of Indian Medical Registry (IMR) for a period of one-year for violations under MCI regulations. Apar...

Bus strike from February 25

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:23 PM PST

About 14,000 private buses in the State will remain off the road from February 25 with bus employees set to launch an indefinite stir to press for revision of fair wages.The Motor Thozhilali...

Madurai city police get five mobile traffic signals

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 06:42 PM PST

They can be used during festivals and VIP visits

Second step to Paryaya festival performed

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 06:39 PM PST

Elaborate rituals marked Akki Muhurta, the second preliminary before the festival

Birth certificate corrections

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:23 PM PST

Procedures for correcting mistakes in birth certificates will be simplified, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has said. Chairing a meeting convened in this connection here on Wednesday, he criticised o...

DCP to probe case

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 07:53 PM PST



Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Ajeetha Begum will head the inquiry into the incident where a child was allegedly locked inside a kennel at a school here. Th...

Suspicious death of Nellore woman in US

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST

Parents accuse her husband of murder

Rich tributes paid to Ghantasala

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:25 PM PST

Legendary singer's contribution to music recalled

Beware, inter-state gang on the prowl

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:26 PM PST

Four cases of house-breaking reported from one locality in just 15 days

Six-day National Service Scheme camp begins

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:18 PM PST

State Liaison Officer of the National Service Scheme (NSS) Gananath Shetty said that the NSS helped to emotionally bind people in different parts of the country and with different cultures and lang...

ASHA workers hold protest seeking payment of incentives

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:18 PM PST

Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) workers took out a procession and staged a demonstration outside the Deputy Commissioner's office here on Wednesday seeking payment of incentives.Th...

Jayadeva to launch branch in Kalaburagi

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:22 PM PST

Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research is launching its fourth branch at Kalaburagi.The institute has proposed to establish a 75-bed cardiac care facility on the prem...

Patriarch visits Kunnamkulam

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:23 PM PST

Patriarch of the Syrian Orthodox Church Ignatius Aphrem II visited St. Mary's Syrian Cathedral Church at Arthat, near Kunnamkulam, on Wednesday.Thousands of devotees thronged the church to w...

New facility soon for new born babies

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 07:01 PM PST

The Haryana Government has decided to tie up with a university of the United States to set up a New Born Screening (NBS) Laboratory in the State to trace any possible disease in new born babies.

Special trains

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST

To clear the extra rush of passengers, the Southern Railway will operate super fast weekly special trains between Santragachi (West Bengal) and Ernakulam via Erode, and Coimbatore.The train...

Licences of 53 fertilizer sellers cancelled

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:24 PM PST

For selling sub-standard or under-weight fertilizer bags to farmers

Special subsidy scheme for agricultural inputs launched

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST

A special subsidy scheme for agricultural inputs under the aegis of Department of Agricultural Engineering is opened for Adidravidar farmers here in the district.According to a press release...

BSNL Lok Adalat in Tirupattur on Feb 13

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:25 PM PST

The Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, Vellore would be conducting a Lok Adalat on February 13.It will be held in association with the Taluk Legal Services Committee, Tirupattur at the premises f...

The flavour is distinctly local

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST

Many among the new generation may not have come across dried tapioca or tasted the cashew fruit. President of the Malabar Produce Merchants' Association K. Hassan Koya could not suppress his enthus...

AINRC following biased policy in free laptop scheme: PCC

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:20 PM PST

The Puducherry Congress Committee (PCC) said the ruling All Indian NR Congress government in Puducherry has been following a biased policy in the scheme to distribute free laptops to students of hi...

Politicians should learn from Kejriwal: Taslima

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 07:28 PM PST

Praises him for rejecting support of communal forces

Now, Dasa Sahitya in animation

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:02 PM PST

Novel project aims at reaching out to a larger audience

Illegal packaged water: HC pulls up State Health Commissioner

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:22 PM PST

The High Court of Karnataka on Wednesday pulled up the State Health Commissioner for failing to initiate action against manufacturing packaged drinking water without ISI certification, despite a co...

Maritime conference held

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST

Emphasising the need for hands-on training in the industry, S. Ramachandran, director, AMET B-School, said, "On-the-job training and networking of companies is vital in today's world."He was...

Productivity Conclave 2015

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:04 PM PST

Coimbatore Productivity Conclave is organising its annual flagship event 'Productivity Conclave' at hotel Taj Vivanta, Race Course, on Saturday.PSG Institute of Management is the knowledge p...

HC rejects plea for CBI probe into Sunanda’s death

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a writ petition seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry into the suspicious death of Sunanda Pushkar, wife of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor.

Kejriwal says no to Z-plus security again

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST

'He is the people's Chief Minister, he shouldn't be cut off from the common man'

Woman held for impersonation

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 08:15 PM PST

A woman who allegedly impersonated herself as Joint Collector and duped people after collecting money by promising jobs and houses was arrested by the S. R. Nagar police on Wednesday. Sai...

Government told to file affidavit on quarrying

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:23 PM PST

A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Wednesday directed the State government to file an affidavit in response to a batch of writ petitions against indiscriminate quarrying operations in var...

“IT Park to become fully functional by April 1”

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:24 PM PST

After a series of roadblocks, the decks seem to be clearing for the Ilanthaikulam IT Park, a project of the Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu (ELCOT), to become functional in the next few month...

Yakshagana artiste to be felicitated on Sunday

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 06:38 PM PST

A programme would be held to mark the 75th birthday of Yakshagana artiste Hosthota Manjunath Bhagawata on February 15.A release here on Wednesday said the event at Rajangana would begin with...

Fourth edition of mass contact drive

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:23 PM PST

Chief Minister Oommen Chandy is gearing up to conduct the fourth edition of the mass contact programme soon.Mr. Chandy told reporters after a Cabinet meeting here on Wednesday that he was wo...

Outer growth corridor mooted for capital

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 07:50 PM PST

In-principle nod for Capital Region Development Programme Phase II

‘Committed to special status to A.P.’

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:26 PM PST

The Centre is committed to extending benefits promised during the State division, including special category status, besides ensuring those entitled under the A P Reorganisation Act 2014, BJP State...

‘MBA increases career prospects of engg. graduates’

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:22 PM PST

Engineering graduates would have excellent careers if they possess a degree in management preferably an MBA, observed Srinivas Dulipala, associate professor of management in Alluri Institute of Man...

IMA seeks IPM and viral lab at Tirupati

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:25 PM PST

The Tirupati chapter of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has requested the State government to set up a viral diagnostic laboratory in Sri Venkateswara Medical College or SVRR Government Genera...

1.9 lakh children to get pulse polio drops

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:18 PM PST

Shivanand Karale, Additional Deputy Commissioner, has directed officials to work effectively and make the four-day second round of the pulse polio drive, which will begin on February 22, a grand su...

BJP’s Hindutva is ‘fake’, says Mutalik

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:18 PM PST

Sri Ram Sene chief Pramod Mutalik has termed the Bharatiya Janata Party's Hindutva as 'fake'.He told presspersons here on Wednesday that the convention of Hindus being held under the banner...

‘Today, scripts are written to suit male lead’

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 07:02 PM PST

Remakes, dearth of audience and theatres factors for drop in number of films on novels

Bar owners will criticise me: Sudheeran

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 07:16 PM PST

KPCC president V. M. Sudheeran has taken exception to the remarks made by Bar Owners' Association State president Rajkumar Unni.Mr. Unni had said that Mr. Sudheeran should set right his own...

Rawat Govt. tries to pacify Bahuguna

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 07:01 PM PST

In an attempt to pacify Uttarakhand's former Chief Minster Vijay Bahuguna, the Harish Rawat Cabinet has now taken steps to meet Mr. Bahuguna's demands of land regularisation in his constituency.

Allocation cut for TN in rural job scheme?

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 06:34 PM PST

Would Tamil Nadu face a huge cut in allocation under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) this year?This question arises in the wake of reports of reductio...

Action sought against onion commission agent

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

Fifteen farmers from Puliyangudi and Malaiyerikurichi in Tirunelveli district laid siege to the office of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) here on Wednesday, condemning inordinate delay in tak...

Police begin drive against usury in rural areas

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST

People asked to tip-off police regarding such practices

A shower of jobs for students of IIM-K

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

97 firms offer 359 jobs at campus recruitment

‘Do not ignore flu symptoms’

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:20 PM PST

While not everyone showing symptoms of H1N1 (swine flu) needs to be admitted to a hospital or tested, the public should report to a doctor to let him/ her decide on the course of action, said Dr. G...

Her dream translates into reality

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 06:31 PM PST

Thirty-four-year-old Girija, one of the few women auto drivers in the city, was beaming with excitement as she stood in front of her brand new autorickshaw.She was able to buy the auto after...

27-year-old man found murdered

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST

A 27-year-old man was hacked to death and his body dumped in an open ground in Avvai Nagar, Choolaimedu, on Tuesday night.The police suspect personal rivalry behind the murder.The Cho...

Audit on food waste in schools

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 06:40 PM PST

An audit on wastage of food in city schools was commenced by Society Promoting Innovation Creativity Entrepreneurship (SPICE) to ascertain the quantity of food wastes generated from each of the ins...

HC asks for pollution map of Delhi

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Delhi Government's Geospatial Authority to provide a detailed pollution map of the Capital since 2010 and directed the Delhi Pollution Control Committee...

Principal suspended

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:17 PM PST

A principal and two female teachers of the Centre-run Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) have been suspended for allegedly misbehaving with a girl student in Chhattisgarh's Korba district.The...

Task Force police arrest laptop thief

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST

The Commissioner Task Force (East) team on Wednesday arrested a man for allegedly stealing laptops and cell phones from boys' hostels in the city. Eight laptops and 11 cell phones were seized from...

Social media, a viable tool for small industries

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:24 PM PST

"Social media channels like Facebook are being treated as a mere marketing channel by enterprises as opposed to a conversational platform which should be used to engage with more customers, said G.

AAP activists celebrate the Delhi conquest

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 06:35 PM PST

Party members take out festive processionin city

Plan fund for drought relief

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:23 PM PST

The Cabinet has given clearance to grama panchayats and municipalities to utilise up to 10 per cent of the Plan fund for drought relief. Chief Minister Oommen Chandy told reporters after a Cabinet...

Curtains down on campaign

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:25 PM PST

With allegations of distribution of cash and freebies for votes flying thick and fast, EC had come under intense pressure

Vijayawada to lose rail zone HQ to Vizag?

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:26 PM PST

The city is all set to lose its stake for housing the headquarters of the proposed Railway zone to Visakhapatnam, amid reports that brisk work is being done behind the scenes to locate the new zone...

Narasinga Rao appointed CGECC chairman

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:26 PM PST

Tammineni Narasinga Rao, joint general secretary and divisional coordinator of East Coast Railway Shramik Congress (ECoRSC) has been appointed chairman of the Central Government Employees' Coordina...

Eight-year-old sets Guinness world record

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:22 PM PST

An eight-year-old girl from Bhagavathi High School in Karimnagar has broken her own record to enter the Guinness World Records by memorising the pi value of 444 digits after the decimal in a record...

19 red sanders smugglers arrested

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 06:38 PM PST

The Chittoor police on Wednesday nabbed 19 red sanders smugglers at Piler, Vayalpadu and Chittoor and seized a huge dump of logs worth over Rs 2. crore.Police invoked provisions under the Pr...

State approval to expand women’s varsity praised

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:18 PM PST

The final approval by the State Cabinet for expanding the Karnataka State Women's University, Vijayapura, has been hailed as a historic decision.Vice-Chancellor of the university Meena Chand...

KIMS director ‘not eligible’ for the post: former director

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:22 PM PST

Vasantha Kamath, former director of Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), has said that Dattatreya Bant, the newly appointed director of the hospital, was "not eligible" for appointment.<...

Expect steady power for water supply in summer

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:22 PM PST

The Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Company (CESC) has promised there will not be any interruption in the power supply to the water supply feeder lines, and that steps have been taken to ensure u...

VC serves ultimatum on Registrar

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:23 PM PST

The ongoing standoff between Calicut University Vice Chancellor M. Abdul Salam and Registrar T.A. Abdul Majeed reached a showdown with the former serving an ultimatum on Dr. Majeed for removing two...

Delhi vote gives AAP fresh impetus in Maharashtra

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 07:01 PM PST

Plans to address issues ranging from farmer suicides to impact of special economic zones

‘Officials not carrying out preventive measures’

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:04 PM PST

Displeasures of people on the steps taken by officials of various departments to control the spread of various viral diseases in Tirupur city and its immediate suburbs, were mounting day by day.

“Centre continues to neglect labourers”

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:06 PM PST

The Central government was following footsteps of Manmohan Singh in implementation of economic policies by neglecting interests of labourers. Most of its policies were anti-labour and favourable to...

An exploration of delicate shades

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

Bombay Jayashri, who was awarded the 'Madurakala Praveena' on the 10th day of the 63rd anniversary celebrations of Sri Sathguru Sangeetha Samajam, began her concert singing in Arabhi on 'Sri Sarasw...

Painting contest for children

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST

The cultural forum Chithrappura Mukkam is conducting a painting competition for children as part of the Sivaratri festivals at Mukkam in Kozhikode on February 17.Artist Kabita Mughopadyaya w...

Power shutdown

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:20 PM PST

Power supply will be interrupted in the following areas on Thursday: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Ramanapuram, Kadirkamam, Datchinamurthy Nagar, Goundanpalayam, Thilaspet, Navasak...

Music album comprising 10 love songs to be released tomorrow

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:02 PM PST

On the occasion of Valentine's Day, the city-based Upasana Trust will release a music album on Friday at Bangalore Gayana Samaja on K.R. Road titled 'Yaarivalee Beladingalu'. The album comprises 10...

Four-wheel drive ambulance on the Marina from today

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST

A four-wheel drive '108' ambulance will be deployed on Marina beach from Thursday.According to B. Prabhudoss, head of marketing and hospital relations, GVK EMRI, the ambulance will help save...

Coimbatore Today

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 06:41 PM PST

RELIGION Yaksha dance and music festival: Isha Yoga Center,6.50 p.m. Discourse, Sri Vedavyasara Linga Purana: Shri Palimar Mutt, Sri R...

In The Capital Today

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST

General Alcoholics Anonymous: Meetings -- Prakash Group:Vikaspuri, Delhi Government dispensary, KG 1 Block; Primary Purpose Group:Church of the Resurrection, near Mother...

Health scheme for journalists welcomed

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST

The Indian Journalists Union (IJU), Andhra Pradesh Union of Working Journalists (APUWJ) and the Andhra Pradesh Newspaper Employees Federation (APNEF) have welcomed the orders of the Andhra Pradesh...

Actor meets the real life heroes

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:23 PM PST

Actor Mammootty interacted with the fire officials of Thrikkakara station here on Wednesday ahead of the release of his latest flick Fireman on February 19.Directed by D...

HC confirms conviction in sodomy case

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:24 PM PST

The Madras High Court Bench here has confirmed the conviction as well as life sentence imposed by a trial court on an individual accused of murdering a school going boy after subjecting him to sodo...

Weaving beauty in silks and cottons

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:14 PM PST

A five-day exhibition of cotton and silk saris by Hyderabad-based 'Weaves' began at Loyola Hall, on the premises of St. Aloysius Pre-University College here on Wednesday.Traditional rich sil...

Munnar landscape project put on hold

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 07:55 PM PST

The High Range Mountain Landscape Project taken up by the State government in association with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has been put on hold following sustained protest by pe...

BARC, NIT-T outreach programme tomorrow

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:24 PM PST

The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai, in association with the National Institute of Technology-Tiruchi, will conduct an outreach programme here on Friday.It is to be conducted on...

PCC to run signature campaign on FB, Twitter

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:26 PM PST

The Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) will launch an 'One-Crore Signature Campaign' for getting special status to Andhra Pradesh on Facebook and Twitter.PCC president N. Raghuveera Re...

Panini Award presentation on Feb. 14

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:26 PM PST

The Super Computing Consortium of India will confer the Panini Award 2014 on president of The Object Management Group Richard Mark Soley at a function here on February 14.The award is being...

Yedupayala gears up for Sivaratri

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:22 PM PST

The abode of Goddess Vana Durga Bhavani at Yedupayala is being decked up for Mahasivaratri festival. It was estimated that more than five lakh devotees would participate in the celebrations which i...

Minor ‘marries’ youth for sustenance

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:25 PM PST

An instance of a minor girl marrying a 25-year-old man who promised her sustenance came to light here on Wednesday.After a month, the Integrated Child Development Service (ICDS) team reached...

More than 700 attend interview

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:18 PM PST

More than 700 persons from different parts of the district and outside participated in the campus interview organised by Infosys at the M.S. Irani Arts, Commerce and Science Degree College Campus h...

Stress on preventing sports injuries

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:14 PM PST

The Department of Exercise and Sports Sciences under School of Allied Health Sciences (SOAHS), Manipal University, organised a one-day workshop on 'Movement Impairment and Sports Injuries' here rec...

‘Educators for Change’ meet in Chennai tomorrow

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:16 PM PST

Educators for Change – a two-day conference for heads of institutions, professors, teachers and parents and organised by Don Bosco School of Excellence and The Hindu In School and Young World will...

Where pedestrians walk a tightrope everyday

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:23 PM PST

Pettah bridge has only ledges on both sides

RSS meeting in Kanpur from February 15

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 07:01 PM PST

After holding Chintan Shivir (a brainstorming session) here last year, the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) is gearing up for yet another important meeting, this time in Kanpu...

Abide by norms, fishermen told

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:24 PM PST

Speakers at an awareness meeting held at Meemisal on Wednesday to sensitise fishermen to safety practices to be followed while fishing stressed the importance of using various services during emerg...

Book fair at BSNL office

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:24 PM PST

Book Fair conducted

A book fair was organised at the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited General Manager's Office here on Tuesday in connection with the 16th organising day of Tami...

Violence no solution to Palestine issue, says Israeli scholar

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:14 PM PST

"India is heading towards a situation similar to that of Israel. Hindutwa ideology is not much different from Zionism and both stress on anchoring on one common feature of a community while erasing...

11 operation theatres to be set up: CM

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:20 PM PST

Rangasamy inaugurates 55-bed special ward

Couple dupes private bank of Rs. 16.15 cr.

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 06:31 PM PST

The industrialist and his wife have reportedly fled the country

Transport unions on warpath again

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 06:36 PM PST

Nearly 20 trade unions of transport employees will serve a strike notice on February 16 as the government is not ready to hold negotiations on wage revision immediately. The unions, inclu...

Corpn. to soon finalise Pilloor III water supply project proposal

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:04 PM PST

The Coimbatore Corporation has been working on designing the Pilloor III water supply project proposal in such a way that it was able to meet the water requirements in 2048, which has been estimate...

JNU library goes Google-like

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST

The Jawaharlal Nehru University's library now has its own "Google-like" search engine, where a single-window search is all that is required to access all its electronic resources.The EBSCO D...

Metro Rail launches work on first RoB

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST

HMR corridors encounter railway tracks at eight locations in the city

Project to connect coastal cities

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:23 PM PST

A project for connecting various coastal cities in the country, including Kochi, has been proposed by the Ministry of Shipping. The project envisages services to be operated in the public-private p...

Legal literacy camps to educate women and transgenders on redressal measures

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

Many women and members of transgender community remain unaware of the various legal redressal measures available to address their concerns which would be clarified through legal services camps, sai...

An enjoyable evening flying kites

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 06:34 PM PST

With many kites dotting the skyline at End Point in Manipal University, 'Tarang 2015', the annual Kite Festival held on Sunday turned out to be a huge draw.A release by the university here s...

PIS for buses makes no headway

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 07:56 PM PST

Tenders will be floated afresh as no one qualified earlier

Farmers form a group, protect tank from plastics menace

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:24 PM PST

The group keeps a close watch on the storage capacity

Man ends life after arrest

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 08:22 PM PST

Pulla Ramesh (28), a suspected chain snatcher, committed suicide by consuming poison after being arrested by the police in the early hours on Wednesday. The victim's family members cried foul over...

Years ahead in ‘swachh’ campaign

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:26 PM PST

Youth of Devarapalli of G. Madugula mandal had shown the way four years ago

Agriculture officers to be appointed shortly

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:22 PM PST

Forest Minister Jogu Ramanna on Wednesday promised that the vacant posts of Assistant Agriculture Officers in the district will be filled up before the start of kharif season. He said the governmen...

Seven held in fake pattadar passbook racket

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:25 PM PST

The Prakasam police unearthed a fake pattadar passbook racket with the arrest of seven persons in Pullachervu mandal on Wednesday.The racketeers had issued about 500 fake pattadar passbooks...

‘Ambedkar brought reforms through his ideologies’

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:18 PM PST

Marathi writer Ramesh Patange has said that the concept of nationalism, according to B.R. Ambedkar, was to abolish caste discrimination and untouchability to bring a socio-economic and a political...

SpiceJet to resume flights from Hubballi on March 1

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 07:05 PM PST

SpiceJet has decided to resume its flight services from Hubballi on March 1. The re-launch was earlier put off owing to technical reasons.SpiceJet had to stop its flight services from Hubbal...

Mutual trust vital: Metropolitan

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

Says litigations will only distance believers from the Church

Farmers urge CCI to open office in Perambalur

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:24 PM PST

Farmers of Perambalur district have appealed to Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) to open its office and procure cotton from farmers of the district.Raja Chidambaram, president of Thamizhaga...

National seminar on narcotics at NIT-C

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:23 PM PST

The National Academy of Customs, Excise and Narcotics (NACEN), Faridabad, and Calicut University are jointly organising a national seminar on 'Narcotics, narco-terrorism and new psychoactive substa...

Prepare for Assembly elections, Rangasamy tells party workers

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:20 PM PST

: Chief Minister and AINRC founder-president N. Rangasamy has exhorted party cadres to start the ground work for the 2016 Assembly elections with an eye on winning the maximum number of seats in th...

Resilient city project: discussions begin

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 08:27 PM PST

The Rockefeller Foundation took baby steps towards implementing the ambitious 100 Resilient Cities project — for which Bengaluru has been chosen — with a meeting between Michael Berkowitz, managing...

Advocates boycott court

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:25 PM PST

Advocates boycotted courts on Wednesday to protest against the alleged refusal of the Chief Justice to meet office-bearers of the Madras High Court Advocates' Association on the issue of filling of...

Police, jewellers discuss efforts for safe transportation of gold

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:04 PM PST

The City Police and representatives of jewellers and jewellery manufacturers associations had the first round of discussions, on Wednesday, to step up efforts for safe transportation of gold in the...

Court exempts Kejriwal from appearance in defamation case

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST

Exempting Delhi Chief Minister-designate Arvind Kejriwal and two other Aam Aadmi Party leaders from personal appearance in a defamation case, a Delhi court on Wednesday asked them to appear before...

Lay-off in TCS condemned

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST

The Republican Party of India and its trade union – Democratic Indian Trade Union (DITU) – and Forum for IT Employees (FITE) condemned the action of the Tata Consultancy Services of terminating the...

‘Therukkoothu gave strength to Dravidian art forms’

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

Leena Manimekalai inaugurates street play festival, Theruvarangu-2015, in city

HC confirms double life sentence imposed on two proclaimed offenders

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

The Madras High Court Bench here has confirmed the conviction and double life sentences imposed on each of two proclaimed offenders on the charges of having abducted a 35-year-old woman in 2008 on...

Eight displaced families left in the lurch for 23 years, says HRPF

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 06:37 PM PST

Ravindranath Shanbhag, president of Human Rights Protection Foundation (HRPF), on Wednesday said that neither the Dakshina Kannada district administration nor the Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemic...

CPI(M) fooling public on bar bribery issue: BJYM

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 07:57 PM PST

The Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) has accused the CPI(M) of seeking a tacit understanding with the government to end the ongoing agitation demanding the resignation of Finance Minister K.M. M...

Science exhibition attracts 200 models

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:24 PM PST

450 students from 30 schools take part in the exhibition

Sea pollution takes toll on turtles

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:25 PM PST

Pollution in sea water is taking its toll on turtles and other aquatic creatures. Remains of dead turtles, birds and fish lying on the coast has become a common scene of late.Environmentalis...

MPs to do their bit to rebuild Vizag

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:26 PM PST

A project will be taken up by MPs from the State, the government, and various organisations as part of a rebuilding exercise after Cyclone Hudhud devastated the district in October last.Stat...

Problems plague ceramic pipe industry

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:22 PM PST

Manufacturers seek government assistance to overcome crisis

Two die, 29 injured in separate road accidents

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:25 PM PST

Two persons died and 29 suffered injuries in three separate road accidents in the district on Wednesday.A Toyota Qualis from the Bellary district of Karnataka on its way to Kolar via Anantap...

Yadgir Town Planning Authority becomes Yadgir Urban Development Authority

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:18 PM PST

The State government has upgraded the Yadgir Town Planning Authority to the Yadgir Urban Development Authority, through an order on February 9 by V. Rajendra, Undersecretary, Department of Urban De...

Fearing loss of standing crops, farmers take matters into their own hands

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:22 PM PST

Release of water into canals was stopped in August

Remembering a satirist

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

Valedictory of Muloor memorial silver jubilee fete

Benefits distributed at ‘manuneedhi’ camp

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:24 PM PST

Collector Darez Ahamed distributed benefits to the tune of Rs.5.72 lakh to 111 beneficiaries at the valedictory of 'manuneedhi' camp at Thiruvalandurai panchayat in Veppanthattai taluk on Wednesday...

‘Make payment through demand draft’

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST

Ruling out any irregularities in the sale of Amma cements, District Collector V. Dakshinamoorthy has asked people to pay the amount towards purchase of cement bags through demand draft drawn in fav...

BSNL offers discount

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:24 PM PST

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited offers 50 per cent discount in the installation fee for all new landline and broadband connections and new landline-cum-broadband connections obtained up to March 31.

Seminar on narcotics

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

The National Academy of Customs, Excise and Narcotics (NACEN), Faridabad, and Calicut University will jointly organise a national seminar on 'Narcotics, Narco-terrorism and New Psychoactive Substan...

Drone crashes near solar kitchen in Auroville

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:20 PM PST

A drone, which was operated by a Russian national living in Auroville, crashed near the solar kitchen on the campus on Wednesday.It set off a flutter on the campus.For recreation

Indigenous tech on display

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:22 PM PST

Next week's Aero India 2015 will bring up close into public view some of the indigenously developed fighter aircraft, battlefield technologies and air-surveillance hardware that the Services will u...

Perur Main Road troubles road users

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:04 PM PST

Water gushes onto the road making it motorists' nightmare

SIT to question Tharoor today; focus on IPL angle

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 09:23 PM PST

The former Minister had allegedly misused his authority to transfer Rs.70 crore

Two cases filed against shifting Chest Hospital

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:23 PM PST

Two separate cases were filed in the Hyderabad High Court in public interest challenging the proposal of the Telangana government to shift the Chest Hospital from Erragadda to Vikarabad. The cases...

Filmmaker lauds Biennale’s programme

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

Filmmaker-producer Amal Neerad inaugurated the Kochi-Muziris Biennale's arts and medicine programme, the 50{+t}{+h}episode marking its first anniversary at the Ernakulam Government General Hospital...

Power shutdown

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

There will be power shutdown in the following areas between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Friday, as Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation plans to undertake maintenance work at its Avaniapuram...

Fisheries meeting in Udupi from Friday

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 06:28 PM PST

A meeting of the Executive Committee of All India Fishers and Fisheries Workers' Federation (AIFFWF) would be held here for the first time on February 13 and 14.Addressing presspersons here,...

Sending out a message of harmony

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:23 PM PST

Eshal, a film by techies, on YouTube from February 14

Non-residents told to leave Tiruchi district

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:24 PM PST

Genuine tourists to be allowed after verification of credentials

City students enter quiz finals

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:25 PM PST

Three teams which participated in CSI-Funquiz – 2015 from the city entered the State finals. Funquiz is being organised by the Computer Society of India (CSI) at Koneru Lakshmaiah University (KLU)....

School gears up for golden jubilee fete

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:26 PM PST

The three-day golden jubilee celebration of SVLN ZP High School at Gopalapatnam will begin on Friday. The celebrations will be inaugurated by Finance Minister Yanamala Ramakrishnudu.Alumnus...

Documentary on terrorism to sensitise people

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:22 PM PST

In an effort to sensitise people about the menace of terrorism and its serious consequences to the society, the Yellendu sub-divisional police have drawn up a plan for making a documentary film on...

Naidu meets NTPC Chairman

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:26 PM PST

Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday held a meeting with NTPC Chairman Dr. Anup Roy Choudhury in New Delhi and discussed the proposed Pudimadaka project in Visakhapatnam for establishing...

Farmers’ leaders term land acquisition ordinance ‘pro-imperialist’

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:18 PM PST

Terming the land acquisition ordinance, a part of the 'anti-farmer' and 'pro-imperialist' policies of the Union government, Karnataka Raitha Sangha said that it was a massive blow to the country's...

Online application made mandatory to buy sand

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:22 PM PST

Government's move draws flak from many quarters

First monkey fever death in Kerala

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 06:39 PM PST

31 suspected cases, 19 under observation

Banks in Thanjavur to adopt CTS 2010

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:24 PM PST

New system comes into force with effect from February 16

Aadhaar enrolment: biometric details collected from 11.22 lakh people

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST

Of the total 16,02,732 people in the district, recording of biometric details for Aadhaar enrolment was completed for 11,22,805 people.Under the Unique Identification Authority of India (UID...

TN to ink MoUs worth Rs. 18,000 cr. with 7 firms

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 09:10 PM PST

On Valentine's Day when the curtain goes up for the Global Investor Meet, the Tamil Nadu government will sign MoUs with seven companies that promise to bring investments to the tune of Rs 18,000 cr...

T.V. Balan CPI district secretary

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

T.V. Balan has been elected district secretary of the Communist Party of India (CPI) at its district conference held at Mukkom. The conference also elected a 30-member district committee.Mr....

New fighter plane engine to be upgraded

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 06:15 PM PST

Developers of the fifth generation fighter aircraft AMCA (that is just off the drawing board) are looking out for a global aero-engine manufacturer with whom they can upgrade and co-develop the fig...

Mixed reaction to ban on college fashion shows

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:25 PM PST

Can there be beauty contests in schools and colleges? There are diverse views about them. While a judge of the Madras High Court has directed the government to ban such events in educational instit...

One more sandalwood tree felled

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:04 PM PST

A 15-year-old sandalwood tree was felled by unidentified persons alongside the walker's path behind government college boy's hostel on Tuesday night. The incident came to light on Wednesday when pe...

Cancerous bone removed from Uzbekistan patient

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST

In a surgery that lasted eight hours, doctors at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital have removed an entire cancer-affected bone - right from the hip to the knee – and replaced it with an artificial impla...

Central service officers to be posted on deputation to State

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:23 PM PST

The Telangana government has issued orders constituting a committee to identify posts held by IAS, IPS and Indian Forest Service officers in the State where other Central civil service officers cou...

Private buses keep off road

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

It was a hard day for Anuroop Sundar, employed at a private firm in Kochi. He had to struggle and find space inside a private bus from Vaduthala, which was filled much more than its capacity on Wed...

Students encouraged to acquire additional skills

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

Vickram College of Engineering celebrated their 14th college day and sports day on Tuesday on the college premises.S. Raja, orator and 'pattimandram' speaker, spoke during the college day ce...

CPI(M) protests against land ordinance

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 06:31 PM PST

Communist Party of India (Marxist), led by the party's Lok Sabha member from Tripura (East) Jitendra Chaudhury, took out a jatha and burnt a copy of the ordinance on land acquisition promulgated by...

Minister visits Nabeesa

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 07:57 PM PST

Social Justice Minister M.K. Muneer on Wednesday called upon Nabeesa, a native of Poonthura who reached the city on Tuesday from the Maldives and has been lodged under government care at the home f...

After samba, dairy farmers head for Poongudi

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:24 PM PST

Shortage triggers a mad scramble for hay in Tiruchi district

Lord Hanuman listened to my prayers, says MSK

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:25 PM PST

"I am an ardent devotee of Lord Hanuman. My prayers were answered through Hanuma Vihari (Hyderabad batsman who scored a double hundred), who made it possible for Andhra to qualify with his marathon...

Brinda Karat bats for quota for SCs/STs in private sector

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:26 PM PST

Reservation must be provided for SCs and STs in the private sector too in such a way it improved their livelihood, CPI(M) Polit Bureau member Brinda Karat has said.Speaking at a seminar on r...

Child marriage foiled

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:22 PM PST

The staff of the District Women and Child Development Agency (DW&CDA) foiled a child marriage at Gollampadu village in Wyra mandal on Wednesday.Acting on a tip off, the staff of the DW&CDA r...

Officials gear up for ‘big Friday’

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:26 PM PST

District Collector Siddharth Jain on Wednesday said that the official machinery was fully geared up for the by-elections to Tirupati Assembly constituency slated for Friday.At a media confer...

Chaos at Raichur Municipal Council meeting

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:18 PM PST

Meeting sees allegations, counter-allegations, arguments and a dharna

Opposition to privatise ICDS: stir to continue in Bengaluru from today

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:22 PM PST

Anganwadi workers began the dharna on February 2

Local Fund Audit to scrutinise Games accounts

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 06:40 PM PST

The Local Fund Audit Department will scrutinise the accounts of the 35{+t}{+h}National Games and submit a report to the government within 45 days, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has said.Brief...

Flyover at Chinnakada: delegation meets Chandy

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

Reconstruction of approach road

Millets on the menu for the health conscious

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST

It is not as if millets as a food group conventionally evokes the idea of a mouth-watering meal, let alone something worth paying for. However, some enterprises in the city are challenging this not...

Mobile procurement: small farmers want to form clusters

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:24 PM PST

The setting up of mobile paddy procurement centres has brightened farmers' hopes as they could now sell their produce at their doorsteps without the interference of any middlemen.The harvest...

Farmers evince interest in high-breed bitter gourd

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST

The farmers of Thammampatti, Gengavalli and the surrounding areas have evinced keen interest in raising high-breed bitter gourd. The farmers procure the seeds of F1 variety bitter gourd from privat...

Detention of 9-year-old girl triggers tension

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:25 PM PST

The alleged detention of a 9-year-old girl by Special Investigation Unit for an enquiry after dusk without the permission of her mother triggered opposition from residents of Melapalayam here o...

Government contractors threaten to go on strike

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

Forum says their arrears exceed Rs.2,600 crore

Show us the money, say IISc. students

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 06:21 PM PST

They are still waiting for the increase in stipend promised in October

Food safety officers to inspect commercial establishments

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:04 PM PST

The Food Safety Wing of the Tamil Nadu Food Safety and Drug Administration Department has formed six teams to inspect water storage in commercial establishments as part of the dengue prevention mea...

MG Road, Sadar Bazar to go Wi-Fi

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST

The Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG) is mulling to create Wi-Fi zones on Mehrauli-Gurgaon Road and at Sadar Bazar here. The tenders have already been floated to select the internet service pr...

TS, AP council polls on March 16

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:23 PM PST

The elections to two constituencies each representing teachers and graduates in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Legislative Council respectively will be held on March 16. The Election Commission of In...

1.9 kg of gold seized at airport

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

1.9 kg of gold seized

Officials of the Air Customs unit at the Cochin International Airport Limited on Wednesday nabbed a 47-year-old person and seized about 1.9 kg of gold...

A long way for the city to get Rangamandira

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 06:35 PM PST

Two proposals – one to State and another to Centre – have been submitted

New Returning Officer promises swift action

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:25 PM PST

T.G. Vinay, the new Returning Officer of the Srirangam Assembly constituency, on Wednesday sought details of all complaints received by election officials on model code violations.Mr.Vinay,...

Art expo in city on February 15

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:25 PM PST

The Telugu World Artists Art Society (TWAAS), in association with Kaladarshini Cultural Academy of Andhra Loyola College (ALC), will organise a Chitrakala Santha in the city on...

What's happening in Vizag today?

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 08:35 PM PST

VFS: Inauguration of 'film club' at Prema High School, Dabagardens, 3.15 p.m. CPI(M): Brinda Karat to participate in seminar on 'Nirbhaya Act', AU...

Bio-metric system for Dharma Darsan

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:26 PM PST

Serpentine queues at the Lord Venkateswara temple may soon be a thing of the past

Rates of prasadam at Yadagirigutta hiked

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:22 PM PST

Ahead of the experience of improved facilities at the hill shrine of Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy at Yadagirigutta, as promised by Chief Minister K.Chandrasekhar Rao, the devotees now have to shell...

MLC polls: electoral rolls spark row

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:26 PM PST

The alleged goof-ups in revision of electoral rolls for the poll to the teachers' constituency of twin Godavari districts scheduled on March 16 sparked protests. As per the State Election Commissio...

Selection of Karnatak varsity VC: panel to suggest names

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:18 PM PST

With the State government setting up a search committee to suggest names for the post of Vice-Chancellor of Karnatak University, rumours are rife about the probable candidates.Sources in the...

Rasta-roko staged

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:22 PM PST

A large number of anganwadi workers blocked the vehicular movement on the Bengaluru-Mysuru Highway here on Wednesday in protest against the Centre's move to privatise the 'Integrated Child Developm...

Foundation stone for new college laid

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST

The foundation stone for the new building complex of the C.K. Nair Arts and Management College was laid by Supreme Court lawyer K.K. Venugopal at a function held at Nehru Arts and Science (NAS) Col...

Bypass works to be over in 30 months

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:23 PM PST

Chief Minister chairs high-level meeting in capital

67 students sick after taking deworming tablets

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 07:00 PM PST

: Sixty seven students fell ill after taking deworming tablets at a government school in north Tripura district on Wednesday.

The incident occurred at Chandrapur Higher Secondary School i...

Udangudi power project not for now

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 06:37 PM PST

The Board of Directors of TNEB Limited on Wednesday deferred the decision to award contract for 1,320-MW Udangudi thermal power project.With the present tender mired in uncertainty for month...

A victory for secularism: Karunanidhi

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 06:34 PM PST

DMK president M. Karunanidhi on Tuesday congratulated Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejrial for the phenomenal victory in the Delhi Assembly elections and said the results showed the people's suppo...

Over three lakh children given deworming tablets

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST

Tablets given to those between one and 19 years of age

Cannonballs found in agricultural field

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:25 PM PST

A cache of ancient cannonballs were found near Chengam. Chinnasamy of Thokkavadi Kollakottai found these balls when tilling his land sometime ago and heaped them near his land.Officials i...

Rs.25 crore for road; stir called off

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

Initial funds for Mananchira-Vellimadukunnu road widening

‘There is something fundamentally flawed in the way we look at women’

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 07:11 PM PST

'Vaidehi', eminent contemporary writer in Kannada, turns 70 today

District police begins probe

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:04 PM PST

District Police have begun an inquiry against the Inspector of Alandurai Police Station for allegedly not taking action against a group that was organising gambling and a lottery wherein draw of lo...

Water supply to be hit in South Delhi

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST

Water supply will be affected in large parts of South Delhi on Thursday evening and will be available at low pressure on Friday morning, the Delhi Jal Board said.Urgent maintenance work at t...

TS sees maximum swine flu cases in a month

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:23 PM PST

Telangana State now has the dubious distinction of reporting the maximum number of swine flu positive cases, ever since the outbreak of swine flu was first reported in 2009.From January 1 ti...

Police may slap murder charges on NRI

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

A day after the arrest of Sabu, an NRI in connection with the disappearance of his wife 10 years ago, the Crime Branch sleuths are now considering slapping charges of murder against him.Acco...

Disaster management plans to be readied according to terrain

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:21 PM PST

The community must be in a state of readiness and a disaster management plan in place would not only help mitigate the effects of a disaster but would also contribute to the resilience of the commu...

Events in Mangaluru today

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 07:10 PM PST

Mangaluru Mangalore University Library: K. Byrappa, Vice-Chancellor inaugurates an awareness programme on Shodhganga programme, K. Manoj Kumar, Scientist, Informa...

Ayush Department to be a reality by March

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 07:52 PM PST

The State government's Ayush Department will become a reality by March, Health Minister V.S. Sivakumar has said. He was inaugurating a new building at Venganoor grama panchayat, constructed utilisi...

State mired in debt, says Stalin

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:25 PM PST

The four-year AIADMK rule has been marked by corruption in various spheres and the State is mired in huge debt, DMK treasurer M.K. Stalin said here on Wednesday.The State which was in the fo...

Make plans for water supply: VMC chief

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:25 PM PST

Vijayawada Municipal Corporation Commissioner G. Veerapandian told officials to prepare plans to ensure sufficient water supply in summer and fix pipeline damages and leakages, if any, on a war-foo...

Reroute Vasco-da-Gama express: Haribabu

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 08:26 PM PST

A new weekly superfast express 22810-22809 Visakhapatnam-Paradip-Visakhapatnam, which was announced in the last budget, was flagged off by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu remotely from New Delhi on...

APNGOs seek housing for employees in new capital

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:26 PM PST

'Ensuring accommodation for 15,000 staff a challenge'

Popular hotelier passes away

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:22 PM PST

M Rajiv Shetty (65), owner of the Geetha Bhavan chain of hotels passed away in his native Hardivillage of Udupi district in Karnataka state on Wednesday morning.Rajiv Shetty went to H...

Lokesh steals show at marriage party

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:26 PM PST

Chief Minister N.Chandrababu Naidu's son N. Lokesh remained the star attraction at the marriage function of former Home Minister Kimidi Kala Venkata Rao's son on Wednesday.Mr. Chandrababu Na...

Two killed in road accident

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 07:06 PM PST

Two persons from Andhra Pradesh were killed in a road accident here on Wednesday morning.The accident occurred when a lorry laden with cement bags hit a wall on Alnavar Road near Honnapur vi...

Slum-dwellers demand Ambareesh’s apology

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:22 PM PST

Residents of various slums across the city staged a protest here on Wednesday against Housing and Mandya district in-charge Minister Ambareesh for allegedly "insulting the slum-dwellers".Und...

College hosts placement access event

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST

Vimal Jyothi Engineering College at Chemperi here hosted an intelligent graduate hiring event conducted by the Chennai-based Employability Bridge, in association with the Confederation of Indian In...

CPI(M) leader dead

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

Kerala Karshaka Sangham Kollam area secretary and Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI-M] leader T.S. Thunduvila passed away at a private hospital here on Wednesday. He was 59 and is survived by...

Patnaik asks Centre to waive off forces’ deployment charge

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 07:00 PM PST

: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday urged Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to waive off Rs. 1,450.29 crore charged for the deployment of Central forces in Maoist-affected areas of Odisha....

Tiger, cub ‘sighted’ at Kodanadu estate

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:25 PM PST

A major operation is now on at the Kodanadu estate near Kotagiri to capture a tiger and its cub which had reportedly been sighted a few days ago.The estate served as the camp office for form...

Hospitals, Amma canteens yet to see the light of day

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:25 PM PST

Three hospital buildings and four 'Amma unavagams' (canteens) have been gathering dust for more than five months in the district as they could not be inaugurated.The canteens were built at R...

Teachers stage protest

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST

The teachers affiliated to the Tamil Nadu Aasiriyar Munnetra Sangam staged a demonstration in front of the District Collectorate here on Wednesday evening urging the Centre and the State Government...

Organic farming in novel way

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:25 PM PST

Though born into an agrarian family, K.P. Subramanian (68) of Athimarathottam hamlet, a postgraduate in Economics, till recently was better known in the social circles in Tirupur knitwear cluster a...

Dog Squad back in force

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

State Police Chief issues special circular ending redeployment of Dog Squad members for other duties

Mounds of garbage being burnt near Tataguni village, say residents

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:02 PM PST

Residents of areas surrounding Tataguni village and Kanakapura Road are at their wits' end. Almost everyday, mounds of garbage are dumped by trucks and later set alight.With the garbage comp...

Chennai, my favourite venue: Tendulkar

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:20 PM PST

Nearly 15 months after his retirement, the presence of Sachin Tendulkar still seems to send people into a tizzy.As the master blaster entered the newly-built indoor stadium he had just inaug...

Tirupur buses terminate at Sungam, PRS Ground

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:04 PM PST

Buses from Tirupur (via Avinash) are being terminated near the PRS Ground and Sungam Depot from Wednesday.The arrangement has come into effect in just ten days after buses from Tirupur were...

East Delhi civic body asked to cut spending

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST

Cutting staff strength and cancelling all rebates are among the austerity measures the East Delhi Municipal Corporation has been asked to take by the Delhi administration if it wants a bailout.  

Tax incentives by Centre fail to woo industrialists

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:26 PM PST

Industrialists and business chambers have expressed their disappointments over the recent tax incentives announced through the Special Development Package for seven backward districts in Andhra Pra...

KCR lends distressed farmer an ear

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST

Byreddy Ram Reddy, the one whom KCR referred to throughout his speeches during the Telangana movement, meets him at the Secretariat

Education exchange programme with Swedish city ongoing

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with two foreign cities earlier have started yielding results, according to civic administrators.Kochi had inked an MoU with Kumla city of Sweden...

Samajotsava organisers promise peace

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:14 PM PST

The organisers of Hindu Samajotsava have agreed to end the event an hour before the scheduled closure on March 1, according to Police Commissioner S. Murugan.Talking to The Hind...

What writings on the walls taught the police

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 08:10 PM PST

Anonymousgraffiti on several wallshad sent the City police, already on high alert, into overdrive last week.

Two women members of DMK arrested on assault charge

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:06 PM PST

The last day of poll campaign witnessed some tense moments on Wednesday after an AIADMK functionary was abused and attacked in Srirangam when he tried to prevent the alleged distribution of saris a...

Attend public hearings, says APERC Chairman

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:25 PM PST

AP Electricity Regulatory Commission chairman Justice G. Bhavani Prasad exhorted the consumers and other stakeholders of the power sector to participate in the public hearings scheduled to be held...

Open-air auditorium mooted in memory of Ghantasala

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:26 PM PST

"It's unfortunate that the port city, which is poised to graduate into a smart city, does not have proper auditoria for staging cultural programmes," Visakhapatnam MP K. Haribabu has said.At...

Campaign for Tirupati bypoll ends

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:26 PM PST

It was curtains for the high-decibel campaign by the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and the Congress for the bypoll to the Tirupati Assembly constituency slated for Friday, on Wednesday evening. The publ...

ASI, constable suspended

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:22 PM PST

Superintendent of Police V Shiva Kumar has suspended an ASI and a police constable on charges of involving in a criminalcase and corruption charges respectively. In a press note here on Wedn...

Move to open sand reaches rekindles hope of realtors

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:26 PM PST

Lull continues in realty sector in Anantapur district, withless demand for housing by people owing to high land prices

Events in Bengaluru Today

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 07:07 PM PST

RELIGION Srimad Bhagawad Gita, Chapter 12: Discourse by Swami Adityananda, Twinklers Vidyaniketan, NGEF Layout, Nagarabhavi, 6.30 p.m. Bhagawatha Pra...

Power cut in parts of Hubballi today

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:18 PM PST

There will be no power supply from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday in Subhash Nagar, Gukuldham, Nandi Highway, Chaitanya Nagar, Anand Nagar, Ghodake plot, Ambedkar colony, Fateshavalli Nagar, Sadat c...

Village accountant attempts suicide

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:22 PM PST

A village accountant attempted to end his life by consuming sleeping pills allegedly due to harassment by Maddur tahsildar.The man, identified as Srinivasa Murthy (32), was shifted to Mandya...

Chandy to inaugurate Janasree mission meet

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:23 PM PST

Chief Minister Oommen Chandy will inaugurate the State conference of the Janasree Sustainable Development Mission here on February 15.Mission district unit chairman Chandran Thillankeri said...

Collector orders officials to expedite tourism projects

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:23 PM PST

District Collector N. Padmakumar has directed officials to expedite the ongoing tourism projects and ensure their completion before March 31.Convening a executive committee meet of the Distr...

AAP to go it alone in Assam elections

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 07:00 PM PST

'Kejriwal will come to strengthen the party organisation'

Victims still to get relief

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 06:37 PM PST

Nearly two weeks after 10 workers died after the compound wall of an effluent treatment plant collapsed in Ranipet, the victims are yet to receive compensation. The victims' families were promised...

Public hearing on limestone mining begins

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:24 PM PST

A public hearing on carrying out limestone mining at Sethurayanputhur near here began at the Collectorate on Wednesday.An official from India Cements Limited, during his powerpoint presentat...

Call to implement Forest Rights Act

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST

The Centre and State governments should declare the tribal areas in the State under the 5th Schedule of the Constitution so that it provides protection to tribal people and does not alienate them f...

Over 1000 turn up at job mela at VIT

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:25 PM PST

A total of 1178 candidates registered for the job mela organised jointly by the ni-msme (National Institute of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises), Hyderabad and the Centre for Sustainable Rural De...

‘Incineration best method for solid waste processing’

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:20 PM PST

Govt. has submitted a detailed project report and affidavit to National Green Tribunal

Tragic end to weeklong wait

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:02 PM PST

Teenager who went missing on Feb. 4 found dead

Smooth release likely for controversial film

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 06:32 PM PST

After losing the word God from its title, self-proclaimed saint, Guru Gurumeet Ram Rahim Singh Ji Insan's controversial debut film, MSG: The Messenger, will release in Hindi and Tamil on Friday in...

Ignorance about government schemes affecting knitwear trade

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 06:41 PM PST

Growth of Tirupur knitwear cluster was affected to a significant extent because of lack of concerted efforts in using many of the government schemes.This was revealed in a study conducted by...

Trees around NGT premises to be de-concretised

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST

The National Green Tribunal has now directed that trees in and around the Tribunal's complex be de-concretised as early as possible.A Bench headed by NGT chairperson Swatanter Kumar passed t...

Haryana requests UD Ministry for Qutub Minar-Badarpur Metro link

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST

HUDA to construct four-lane bridge on Gurgaon-Agra canal

A.P. urges Centre to resolve pending issues

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:26 PM PST

The State government on Wednesday reiterated its request to the Centre to resolve all the pending issues pertaining to the bifurcation of the State. Chief Secretary I.Y.R. Krishna Rao and DG...

Discoms backtrack on shares from CGSs

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:23 PM PST

The Telangana State's power distribution companies have backtracked on the claims about their share from the Central Generating Stations (CGSs) and inter-State projects of the erstwhile Andhra Prad...

Islanders halt construction of toll plaza

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

After a lull of a few months, the protest by the residents of Mulavukad Island demanding a service road parallel to the Container Terminal Road has gathered momentum again.The National Highw...

Rallies for disaster reduction day

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:14 PM PST

A large number of scouts and guides, police, home guards and firemen took part in the Disaster Reduction day held here on Wednesday.The disaster reduction day was being celebrated to generat...

Hearing loss awareness programme

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 07:53 PM PST

The National Institute of Speech and Hearing (NISH) will conduct an awareness programme on hearing loss from 11.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. on February 28 on its campus at Akkulam.There would be di...

ST status sought for Rellis

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:25 PM PST

Jateeya Relli (SC) Group Castes Welfare Association has urged the government to bring the Relli community under Scheduled tribes (ST) category.At a media conference here on Wednesday, Associ...

A facility to unwind at Visalakshinagar

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:26 PM PST

A recreational facility with a reading room and a place for indoor board games for residents of Visalakshinagar was inaugurated on Wednesday.The facility was built by the Visalakshinagar Res...

Bear attacks woman, killed

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:22 PM PST

A bear, which attacked a 60-year-old woman at Borabandenahalli of Koratagere taluk in the district, was allegedly killed by village residents on Wednesday.Narasamma had gone to a tank to was...

Students gear up for competitive exams

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:22 PM PST

With the newly-formed Telangana State Public Service Commission (TSPSC) all set to issue notifications to fill up thousands of government posts, examination fever has gripped students of the Telang...

E.G. tops in paddy procurement

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:25 PM PST

East Godavari district topped in paddy procurement in the State by procuring 4.26 lakh tonnes of paddy by opening 180 paddy procurement centres, according to K. Ram Gopal, Vice-Chairman and Managin...

Help to apply online for CET

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:22 PM PST

Karnataka Examinations Authority has extended financial aid to students who are studying in government pre-university colleges (science) to enable them to submit applications online for CET 2015.

Survey to begin soon in Belagavi

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:18 PM PST

The district administration is two months behind the schedule in launching the social and educational survey.Chairman of the Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes H. Kantharaj had...

Protest staged against land acquisition Act

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:22 PM PST

Members of the Kasturi Karnataka Janapara Vedike staged a dharna here on Wednesday urging the Union government to withdraw the newly brought in Land Acquisition Act. The procession started from Cha...

MCC wins Author Quest

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST

The Department of English at Unity Women's College, Manjeri, held an author-based quiz for college students across the State on Wednesday.The fifth edition of the quiz, titled Author Quest,...

Death of autorickshaw driver triggers strike

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:23 PM PST

Driver dies after jumping in front of train

All girl students leave hostel

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 07:00 PM PST

In wake of nude photos taken by accountatnt

Plan to attract Rs.1 lakh-crore investment

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 06:36 PM PST

The State government has set an objective to attract Rs. 1 lakh crore investments during the Global Investor meet to be held in May this year. In its budget for 2014-15, it set aside Rs 100 crore f...

Eight Christians embrace Hinduism at Aranthangi

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:06 PM PST

Eight Christians, including two women, re-embraced Hinduism during a "ghar wapsi" organised by the Hindu Munnani near Aranthangi in the district on Wednesday.The group, all residents of Thon...

Water release benefits farmers in Anthiyur

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:07 PM PST

Varattupallam Dam will irrigate nearly 3,000 acres

Traders’ conference in May

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:25 PM PST

Close to five lakh traders will gather in Chennai on May 5 for a conference to oppose the laws that are against the interests of traders.A.M. Vikramaraja, State president of Tamil Nadu Vanni...

National award for community service

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:20 PM PST

V. Virakarikalan of Puducherry has bagged the prestigious National Youth Award 2013-2014 for community service and national development through conducting various social service programmes in diffe...

A(H1N1): two deaths reported late

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 06:22 PM PST

Owing to the delay by many private hospitals in reporting A(H1N1) deaths to the Directorate of Health and Family Welfare, Health Minister U.T. Khader has decided to convene a meeting with doctors o...

Eye care, the smartphone way

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:20 PM PST

The numbers are scary: 39 million people across the world are blind and 90 per cent of them live in low-income countries. Eighty per cent of blindness is avoidable and the largest number of blind p...

Answer scripts likely to avoid India Post

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:25 PM PST

The Department of School Education is contemplating transporting answer scripts of Plus-Two and SSLC students by itself.Till 2013, India Post was used for the purpose. In 2014, the departmen...

Young and trendy

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST

Designers from across the country have come together to exhibit their works to give viewers a sense of what the latest trends are in their field.Apparel and textile designers, architecture a...

Swachh Secretariat awaits new govt.

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST

A day after the Aam Aadmi Party's spectacular victory, officials across departments got down to sprucing up the Delhi Secretariat "adequately enough" to welcome the new government.The cleanl...

Star India acquires MAA TV

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 06:24 PM PST

Leading media and entertainment company Star India on Wednesday announced that it was acquiring the home-grown Telugu channel MAA TV for an undisclosed amount, opening up an opportunity for major c...

2,681 engineering staff to be recruited in power sector

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST

The Telangana government has decided to recruit 2,681 engineering employees in all its power utilities to fill vacant posts and also to address the needs of the upcoming units in the State.A...

Kochi, Menlo Park sign agreement on cultural and economic exchange

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 08:11 PM PST

International desk for start-up businesses to be established

Kerala will bring resolution against reports: Babu

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 08:05 PM PST

The government will introduce a resolution in the Assembly against the recommendations of the Meenakumary commission and the G. Syda Rao committee which constitute a threat to the fish-worker commu...

Presentation on voter ID, Aadhaar card linking on February 14

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:25 PM PST

District Collector Babu. A will make a presentation on linking of Aadhaar card number and voter identification (ID) card, at a high level workshop scheduled to be held at Hyderabad on February 14....

Youth held on rape charge

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:26 PM PST

Son of a businessman in the city was arrested by the Three Town police on the charge of raping his prospective bride and demanding huge amount as dowry.The arrested was identified as P. Parv...

Police urged to foil more ‘contract marriage’ bids

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST

The city police's move to act tough against those involved in organising 'contract marriages' and forcing women into prostitution won accolades from all quarters.Recently, the south zone pol...

Kothagudem airport issue taken up with Centre

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:22 PM PST

The long-pending demand seeking air connectivity to Kothagudem received a major boost with the Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao taking up the proposal with Union Minister for Civil Aviation Asho...

Now, a panel for green cities

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:25 PM PST

The government has constituted an exclusive 'Urban Greening Corporation' to translate Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu's vision for transforming the State into ' Harithandhra Pradesh'.Mor...

Truly a Good Samaritan

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 06:38 PM PST

Doctor Sanath Kumar gives free medicines, groceries to poor TB patients

Lok Adalat: 931 loan default cases settled

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:18 PM PST

As many as 931 loan default cases were settled at the Lok Adalat organised by Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank between September 1 and December 5 last year.According to KVGB chairman Ashok Redd...

Will Kachenahalli lift irrigation project see the light of day soon?

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 07:08 PM PST

The Kachenahalli Lift Irrigation Project, which was sanctioned in 1993, is expected to be dedicated to the public this month-end. All these years the project, proposed to take water from Hemavati t...

Focus on steps to tackle monkey fever

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:23 PM PST

People in affected areas to get personal protection devices

Kozhikode today

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

Kavikulam, Kozhikode: Poets' meet, GUPS, Tali, 4 p.m. Department of Industries and Commerce: National Handloom Expo 2015, Marine Ground, Kozhikode...

After AAP landslide, Akhilesh unveils development agenda

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 07:01 PM PST

'A timeline has to be fixed for completion of the projects'

Jayalalithaa appeals to Srirangam voters

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 06:35 PM PST

AIADMK general secretary Jayalalithaa on Wednesday appealed to the people of Srirangam to cast their votes to reaffirm their faith in her leadership."Every vote for the party candidate S. Va...

“Regularise rural postal workers”

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:24 PM PST

A judge should be appointed to recommend pay scale, they say

Brick kiln owners, workers picket Collectorate

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:25 PM PST

Brick kiln owners and workers from Cheyyar picketed the Collectorate on Wednesday, requesting authorities to allow their vehicles carrying soil, that was used to make bricks.They said that a...

What is incineration?

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:20 PM PST

Incineration is a thermo-decomposition process wherein various components present in the wastes are ionized into harmless elements at a higher temperature in the presence of oxygen.This proc...

Parents turned investigators

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:02 PM PST

It was a week of anxious wait for the family of 14-year-old Kiran Kumar.When the police did not respond to their missing complaint, Kiran's parents, Ravi Kumar and Pramila, started looking f...

Celebrating the art of writing

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST

One group of students carefully swirled their Rs and angled their Ds to write about tigers, while another group chose to write on 3-D printing.As the 470-odd students rolled pen on paper, th...

‘Golden hour’ treatment saves 97-year-old woman

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:04 PM PST

A 97-year-old woman, who suffered a heart attack, was saved within 60 minutes of having complained of chest pain by doctors in a city hospital. The first 60 minutes is referred as the 'golden hour'...

Once upon a time, in a land far, far away…

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST

Story-telling at home or in schools is nothing new, but doing the same in an unconventional method is fast catching up in Delhi.For the past few years, parents have been taking children for...

From 54,043 to seven votes: how other parties fared

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 07:03 PM PST

A 36-year-old 'farmer' nearly gave the Aam Aadmi Party one less seat in its landslide victory in the Delhi Assembly polls, the results of which were declared on Tuesday.Indian National Lok D...

The perils of online shopping

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:23 PM PST

All it takes is the click of a button, and any product you choose will arrive at your doorstep, thanks to the booming e-commerce industry. Buying is easy, especially electronic items. But the after...

APERC members sworn in

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST

The AP Electricity Regulatory Commission will adopt a five-point programme for enhancing the consumer services, which includes protection of consumers' interests, focus on time-bound reduction of T...

How Integrated Security Command and Control Centre works

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:23 PM PST

On the face of it, the compellingly named 'Integrated Security Command and Control Centre' of the Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple was little more than a small room inside a colonial era building near i...

Traffic restrictions for road work

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 07:53 PM PST

Traffic restrictions will be in place from February 14 for three days on the Karamana-Poojappura road for road works, according to an official release. Vehicles will have to turn from PRS Hospital...

Intermediate students told to submit Aadhaar numbers

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:25 PM PST

The Andhra Pradesh Board of Intermediate Education has asked the Intermediate students to enrol their Aadhaar numbers for seeding. "Students must submit their Aadhaar numbers to the respective coll...

Fleet review: Collector promises all support

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:26 PM PST

District Collector N. Yuvaraj has assured the Navy of full co-operation during the International Fleet Review (IFR) scheduled for February 2016. At a meeting with officials of the Eastern Naval Com...

Artistes thank KCR for jobs

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:23 PM PST

Dhoom dham artistes in Adilabad expressed their gratitude to Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Wednesday by washing his portrait with milk. They did so as he announced employment to 550 artist...

Survey to identify monuments at risk

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 06:38 PM PST

Exercise aimed at avoiding damages to historical structures while constructing buildings

Students urged to take up research in basic science

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:22 PM PST

Deputy Commissioner K.V. Thrilokchandra has called upon students to pursue study and research in basic sciences."We are living in the research era. It was necessary to pursue studies and res...

‘70 p.c. of adults in Belagavi’s Janata Colony are illiterate’

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 07:11 PM PST

Nearly 70 per cent adult illiteracy, 40 per cent of houses without personal lavatory, shortage of water and poor hygiene, and a lack of awareness on cleanliness — these were the findings of a socio...

Platinum jubilee of Mandya district formation from Feb. 18

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:22 PM PST

The Mandya district administration is hosting a two-day symposium to mark the platinum jubilee of the formation of Mandya district, here from February 18.The platinum jubilee celebrations wi...

Farm show at Pilicode RARS from today

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

Aimed at attracting more youth to the farm sector

Haryana Assembly to go paperless

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 07:01 PM PST

To cut down on its carbon footprint, the Haryana Assembly will soon go paperless. A delegation of legislators would visit Himachal Pradesh to see how a similar plan for reducing use of paper and th...

411 FIRs filed for code violation

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 06:34 PM PST

Around Rs. 64 lakh and 293 vehicles have been seized by poll authorities in the Srirangam constituency, which is going to by-election on Friday.Giving an account of various steps taken by th...

Policeman, three others held in murder case

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:24 PM PST

Four persons, including a Q Branch CID police head constable, were arrested in connection with the murder of an autorickshaw driver here on Wednesday.Nagaraj (45) of Paraimettu Street in Din...

‘Work together to prevent outbreak of diseases’

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST

People urged to keep their houses and surroundings clean

Renal transplantation unit for hospital soon

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:25 PM PST

Hemo-dialysis unit inaugurated in Govt. Medical College Hospital

Exploring freedom of expression

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:20 PM PST

Freedom of expression must not turn into 'fundamentalist behaviour in reverse,' said French author, journalist and literary critic Florence Noiville. She was in Puducherry for the inauguration of A...

10 cases of swine flu reported in Bengal

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 07:00 PM PST

Ten cases of swine flue were reported from West Bengal, health officials confirmed here on Wednesday. While two women were admitted to separate hospitals in the city on Monday, ei...

‘Not a serious problem any longer’

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:02 PM PST

Instances of burning of garbage have come down definitely and is not a serious problem anymore, claimed Vaman Acharya, chairperson of the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board."Whenever we...

Is your blood sugar really under control?

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST

The line between perception and fact is often blurred for some, and when perception overwhelms the latter, trouble looms. The results of a nation-wide survey on diabetes indicate more patients from...

Laws, legal system in place to combat increasing cyber crimes, says SP

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:04 PM PST

The law and legal system have evolved enough and are in place to face the emerging challenges in the cyber space. Superintendent of Police (SP) of Coimbatore District M. Sudhakar said this at the i...

Hair donation to help cancer patients

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:25 PM PST

In a bid to help cancer patients who lost their hair due to chemotherapy, Green Trends Unisex Hair and Style Salon has launched an initiative to seek hair donations for cancer patients. It was laun...

It’s a brunch affair this Cricket World Cup

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST

Due to early morning telecast, restaurants are in a fix

BJP introspects massive poll loss

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 07:03 PM PST

A day after one of its worst drubbing in poll history, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday was still attempting to piece together the mystery of what went wrong in the Delhi Assembly polls. The...

Sporting events for dialysis patients

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:22 PM PST

Nephroplus, the dialysis service provider, is organising 'Dialysis Olympiad-2015' on February 15 that will provide a platform for dialysis patients to participate in a slew of sporting activities.<...

Underworld operative Bannanje Raja held in Morocco

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 06:48 PM PST

Underworld operative Bannanje Raja, accused in several cases of murders and extortions, was arrested in Morocco on Tuesday. The arrest was carried out by Moroccan authorities following a red corner...

Modern security system for Padmanabhaswamy temple

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 07:55 PM PST

Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala inaugurated the upgraded security command and control centre at the Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple here on Wednesday.Upgraded command centreAccord...

Weapons found

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:23 PM PST

The police on Wednesday found a cache of weapons, including country-made bombs, at a building in Neeramankara, near Karamana.Suresh V. Nair, Circle Inspector, Thampanoor, said the police had...

Temple management takes up desilting work

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:25 PM PST

Sri Durga Malleswara Swamyvarla Devasthanam has taken up cleaning of Durga ghat. The temple authorities took up construction of temporary toilets for the convenience of pilgrims thronging the ghat....

Wyra ayacutdars fear losing rabi crop

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:23 PM PST

Water level in the reservoir is just eight feet as against the FRL of 18.2 feet

Toilets in all schools by June: Naidu

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 06:39 PM PST

Appeals to students to campaign against open defecation

‘KIMS director not eligible for the post’

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:02 PM PST

Vasantha Kamath, former director of Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), has said that Dattatreya Bant, the newly appointed director of the hospital, was "not eligible" for appointment.

Man dies of A(H1N1) in Chitradurga, three suspected cases in Belagavi district

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:18 PM PST

Officials open helplines to help the people

Engagements in Mysuru

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 06:54 PM PST

Mysuru

The Institution of Engineers (India), Mysore Local Centre: Presentation on 'Alternatives to river sand and their technological advantages' by M.

AGM to start Save Aralam Farm drive

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:23 PM PST

The Adivasi Gothra Mahasabha (AGM) will launch its Save Aralam Farm campaign in the first week of March to mobilise public support for the protection of the model Adivasi rehabilitation area in the...

Action plan being formulated to rejuvenate Congress

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:23 PM PST

Wasnik meets party leaders, members

Rs. 1 lakh reward for clues on Japanese tourist rape accused

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 07:01 PM PST

The Rajasthan Police have announced a Rs. 1 lakh reward for information on Ajit Singh, alias Jitaram Choudhary, the main accused in the Japanese tourist rape case.D.C. Jain, Inspector-Genera...

Demand for carnations goes up

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:04 PM PST

But overall picture on the floriculture front gloomy

Newborn female baby’s body found in river

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:24 PM PST

The body of a one-day-old female baby was found in Mullai Periyar river at Royappanpatti village near Cumbum on Wednesday.Police said some persons threw the baby into the river. The body was...

Rs. 33 lakh allotted for Lifestyle Clinic

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:25 PM PST

Clinic offers treatment for diabetes and hypertension besides teaching pre-natal exercises to pregnant women

Scheme for girl children launched

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:20 PM PST

The Department of Posts has initiated steps to start post office savings bank automated teller machines (ATMs) at all 94 head post offices (HPO) in Tamil Nadu, Mervin Alexander, Postmaster-General,...

Two cattle smugglers killed by BSF

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 07:00 PM PST

Two persons, who were allegedly smuggling cattle along the India -Bangladesh border in North 24 Parganas district, were killed on Wednesday by the Border Security Force (BSF) personnel. The BSF c...

Survey on readiness to protest

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:22 PM PST

In a nation-wide survey of nearly 900 research scholars from across the country, 96 per cent expressed their willingness to take to the streets to press for a hike in the scholarship.The sur...

Third party to check quality of road-laying

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST

Consultants to do spot testing at every cross-section of a newly-laid stretch

Debate competition

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:04 PM PST

Chinmaya Vidyalaya CBSE School and Rotary Club of Coimbatore Ikons will jointly organise Coimbatore's biggest debate competition for students of Classes 7 to 9 on February 16. T...

Attack in Bedi’s office: Court seeks independent medical opinion

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST

A Delhi court has sought an independent medical opinion on the alleged injuries received by three BJP workers, who were purportedly beaten up by lawyers campaigning for S.K. Bagga on February 2. Th...

Environmental activists ask Kejriwal to remove Millennium Bus Depot

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST

With Arvind Kejriwal set to become the Chief Minister of Delhi, environmental activists have written to him to remove the Delhi Transport Corporation bus depot from the Yamuna floodplains.Ma...

‘Club Run’ on February 15

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:23 PM PST

In an attempt to rejuvenate running in the Capital, Hyderabad Runners, the group that organises Hyderabad's annual marathon every August, is holding its annual 'Club Run-2015' in the campus of Hyde...

Steps taken to end woes of tribespeople, HC told

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:23 PM PST

The State government on Wednesday informed the Kerala High Court that necessary steps had been taken to effectively coordinate the activities of various departments to tackle various tribal issues...

Enhancing communication among autistic children through e-tools

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:24 PM PST

The multiple apps help in translating disability into special talent

A former associate of Muttappa Rai

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 06:48 PM PST

Bannanje Raja, a native of Bannanje village in Udupi, took up a career in crime following a case involving throwing a person from the first floor of a college in Udupi in 1990. He is the second of...

Education framework must change: CM

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 06:42 PM PST

Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has said that the framework of education should change in tune with the growth of technology.Laying the foundation stone for the headquarters of the Institute of...

Couple found dead inside house

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:23 PM PST

The bodies of a man and his wife were found in the bedroom of their rented home at Kavil Nagar, near Thampanoor, here on Wednesday. Suresh V. Nair, Circle Inspector, Thampanoor, said relatives who...

Vidyardhi Porata Yatra arrives in city

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:25 PM PST

The NSUI Vidyardhi Porata Yatra, which was kicked of from Anantapur on January 28, reached the city on Wednesday. NSUI activists took out a rally from Indira Gandhi statue at Swarna Palace Hotel Ce...

Andhra Bank to give loans for solar pump sets to ryots

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:23 PM PST

Andhra Bank has decided to extend financial assistance for setting up of solar agricultural pump sets for Telangana farmers, said bank's chairman and managing director C.V.R. Rajendran.The C...

Water may be drawn from turbines

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:25 PM PST

As the Telangana government has refused to release water from right sluice canal for Krishna delta, it appears that the Andhra Pradesh government is left with no option except to draw water from po...

Sugar dues: Karnataka Assembly adjourned

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 06:59 PM PST

Godowns of six defaulting factories attached; BJP demands to know why mills of Congress members were spared

Inquiry into ‘irregularities’ at Vijayanagar varsity

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:18 PM PST

Governor Vajubhai Vala has ordered an inquiry into the alleged irregularities in Vijayanagar Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Ballari, during the tenure of Manjappa Hosmane, who was its first Vice-C...

Students can now look forward to efficient services

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 07:01 PM PST

Sakala launched in Mysore University to expedite work

TRDM submits report on Aralam issue

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:23 PM PST

Adivasi groups have occupied plots within the farm

Congress flays Haryana decision on forest buffer

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 07:01 PM PST

'Any reduction in the zone would be environment-unfriendly'

Drawing contest

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:04 PM PST

The 25th district-level drawing competition of the Kairali Arts and Cultural Association of the Cordite Factory in Aruvankadu near here would be held in various parts of The Nilgiris.Accordi...

Mobile app for monitoring development works real time

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:24 PM PST

Training in using a smart phone application for real time monitoring of the ongoing development works by the District Rural Development Agency was held here on Tuesday.As per instruction fro...

For Matriculation school principals, it is back again to the classroom

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST

Programme on continuous comprehensive evaluation held

Plea to implement schemes to augment water supply

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:25 PM PST

The Pernambut Consumer Protection and Welfare Society has appealed to the Chief Minister to take immediate steps to implement schemes to augment water supply in different parts of Vellore district...

CSK Ltd. to be owned by one lakh shareholders

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 08:38 PM PST

India Cements to hive off team

Pilot, co-pilot killed in Army copter crash

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 02:38 PM PST

The pilot and the co-pilot were killed when an Advanced Light Helicopter of the Army crashed at Bandipore in northern Kashmir on Wednesday. Army officials said the crash happened...

An epic journey

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 07:54 PM PST

Bibek Debroy wears many hats with ease: economist, writer, columnist, Sanskrit speaker, a professor at the Centre for Policy Research and recently a permanent member of NITI Aayog, the body tha...

Dance into the past

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 07:37 AM PST

Constanza Macras about her performance that will integrate dance, music and script

The truth in lies

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 07:36 AM PST

Storyteller Richard Martin on the power and responsibility of stories

Fine art and a fable

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 07:32 AM PST

The Fox and the Crow's latest journey is as Karadi Tales picture book for adults

Lights, ambience and music

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 07:26 AM PST

Multilingual singer-songwriter Prateek Kuhad puts the spotlight back on the listening experience

Petpals: Going home from my eyes

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 07:23 AM PST

Something smelled different that day. It was a strong smell. It engulfed my senses. I sat in a corner and didn't want to intrude. So, I crouched under a granite bench and pretended to be asleep.

'Maharashtra Right to Services Bill vague, ineffective'

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 07:22 AM PST

However, the activists have praised the intent of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in bringing such an initiative for transparency.

The joy of life

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 07:21 AM PST

A film on organ donation by director Vijay focusses on the lives of recipients and the full lives they can lead

Breaking stereotypes

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 07:15 AM PST

Sujay Shanbhag is not just a Jack of all trades, but also a master of all

Haryana to set up facility for screening diseases in new born

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 07:12 AM PST

The Haryana Government has decided to tie up with a university of the United States to set up a New Born Screening (NBS) Laboratory in the State to trace any possible disease in new born babies.

Pitching for it again

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 07:31 AM PST

Post the elation of the triumph in 2011, the Indian fan hopes for an encore by Dhoni and the boys in this edition too

Delhi election results a total reject of BJP: CPI(M)

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 07:10 AM PST

Terming Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) victory in the Delhi Assembly polls as "stupendous", CPI(M) on Wednesday said that the results are not only a "total" rejection of BJP but also the leadership of Pr...

Haryana govt. cautioned against buffer zone reduction around Mangar Bani

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 07:13 AM PST

The decision of the Haryana Government to approach the National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) for review of its decision to earmark 500 metre buffer around Mangar Bani, a forest area in th...

Making a case for theatre

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 07:09 AM PST

Sameera Iyengar and Sudhanva Deshpande say the scene in India is dynamic

Punjab’s civic polls begin on a violent note

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 07:15 AM PST

The poll process for the local governments including 123 municipal bodies and nagar panchayats in Punjab started on violent note with the BJP minister in the State cabinet, Anil Joshi accusing the...

Panel formed to probe charges against Visva Bharati VC

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 07:03 AM PST

It will probe allegations of financial and administrative irregularities against Professor Sushnata Datta Gupta, the Vice Chancellor.

Dishing it out with a difference

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 06:51 AM PST

The food at TLW, a gastro-pub, should soon overtake its liquor in terms of popularity

Her place under the sun

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 06:51 AM PST

Educationist Geeta Dharmarajan on her recipe to promote critical thinking in children

AAP to go alone in Assam

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 06:14 AM PST

The self styled Commander­in­Chief of ULFA (Independent), Paresh Barua hails the AAP victory as "the mandate for establishment of true democracy"

Capital Check: Stage and Delhi

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 06:07 AM PST

The Bharat Rang Mahotsav is spinning a merry tale in the centre of New Delhi

Sena-BJP rift widens, Uddhav to call MLAs meet

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 06:39 AM PST

The ongoing trouble between Shiv Sena and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) seem to have only amplified after the serious drubbing the latter received in the Delhi assembly polls on Tuesday. ...

Pet Pals: Friends in deed

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 06:03 AM PST

Living with multiple dogs is a joy, but it also means more effort to ensure they live in harmony

Striking in the middle

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 06:02 AM PST

Thyroid eye disorder is a condition in which our own immune cells attack the thyroid gland which results in either over or under production of thyroid hormones. In such case, the soft tissues surr...

Tribal art next door

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 05:59 AM PST

The Chhattisgarh Apex Handloom Federation joined hands with NIFT to showcase traditional silks and motifs from the State at the ongoing Surajkund Mela

The zoom approach

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 05:57 AM PST

Whether a production takes its viewers away from their everyday life or brings a story right into their own living room, its power lies in reflecting the current reality, says Bhanu Bharti

Journey with the written word

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 05:55 AM PST

Ashok Chopra's close association with publishing industry is thoroughly reflected in his latest book

Family of three injured in fire mishap

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 05:43 AM PST

Three persons, including a one-and-a-half-year old boy, sustained burn injuries in a gas leakage which subsequently resulted in a fire mishap in a house at Rajendra Nagar in Adugodi on Wednesda...

Keeping it simple

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 05:43 AM PST

Not giving into culinary temptations helped Rashmee Rathore taste success

Teenager kidnapped, murdered by neighbour

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 05:28 AM PST

A14-year-old boy was kidnapped and murdered by his neighbour in Chandra Layout. Though the incident occurred on February 4 and a missing case had been registered, the murder came to light...

27 fresh cases of swine flu in Telangana

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 05:16 AM PST

Twenty seven fresh cases of swine flu have been reported in Telangana which recorded 42 deaths since January one this year, a bulletin issued by the state government said in Hyderabad on Wednesday...

Bengaluru Today: February 12

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 05:11 AM PST

You want to know what's going on in Namma Bengaluru? Click here to view the list of Religious, Cultural and General events happening across the City.RELIGIONSr...

Former KIMS Director says new Director ‘not eligible’

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 05:10 AM PST

Says Ex-CAO manipulate the appointment process; S.R. Hiremath seeks independent inquiry against Ex-CAO

Governor orders inquiry into the alleged irregularities in VSKU

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 05:09 AM PST

Governor Vajubhai R. Vala has ordered an inquiry into the alleged irregularities in Vijayanagar Sri Krishnadevaraya University (VSKU), Ballari, during the tenure of the first Vice-Chancellor Manja...

BJP’s Hindutva is ‘fake’, says Mutalik

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 05:09 AM PST

February 14 to be observed as 'Mata Pitru Dina'

The flowers bloom again

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:50 AM PST

The Cochin Flower Show that kicks off today has gone a long way to inculcate the need for going green

15,000 AP employees require government accommodation

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:39 AM PST

Discussion on shifting to new capital of A.P. held with Chief Secretary. Vertical structures only hope and HUDCO, Banks to be roped in for construction and the HRA of employees to be adjusted.

Students told to pursue studies in basic science

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:34 AM PST

Deputy Commissioner K.V. Thrilokchandra has called upon the students to pursue studies in basic sciences."We are living in the research era. It was necessary to come forward to pursue studi...

Forum demands active participation of all depts in socio-economic census

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:34 AM PST

The State Backward Classes Awareness Forum has urged the Panchayat Raj institutions, social welfare and Minorities Departments to take active role in creating awareness among the people about the...

At least 300 migrants unaccounted in new Italian sea tragedy

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:34 AM PST

The U.N. refugee agency says as many as 300 people are now unaccounted-for in the latest tragedy among migrants crossing the frigid Mediterranean. The spokeswoman for the U.N. High Commissi...

Job aspirants throng campus interview

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:34 AM PST

More than 700 youth, majority of them girls, from different parts of the district and outside participated in the campus interview organised by the Infosys-BPO at the M S Irani Arts, Commerce and...

Pejawar Mutt performs ‘Akki Muhurta’

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:33 AM PST

It is the second major preliminary before next Paryaya festival

Farmers’ leaders oppose land acquisition ordinance

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:33 AM PST

Terming land acquisition ordinance as a part of "anti-farmer" and "pro-imperialist" policies of Union Government, Karnataka Raitha Sangha (KRS), a farmers' organisation with le...

Underworld operative Bannanje Raja arrested in Morocco

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:33 AM PST

Underworld operative Bannanje Raja, who has been accused in several cases of extortion, has been arrested in Moracco on Tuesday. The arrest was by a team of policemen from India with assistance of...

CPI(M) protest against land acquisition ordinance, Kasturirangan report

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:32 AM PST

Communist Party of India (Marxist), led by the party's Lok Sabha member from Tripura (East) Jitendra Chaudhury, took out a jatha and burnt a copy of the ordinance on land acquisition plans...

Making a Difference: A Soldier of Tomorrow

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:27 AM PST

K.Abhishek, a class IX student of Kendriya Vidyalaya, Narimedu, was the only one from Madurai district selected for this year's Republic Day Camp in Delhi, the highest honour a NCC school cadet can dream of

LIVE chat with Shanthala Damle, AAP Spokesperson

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:26 AM PST

Shanthala Damle: hello 4:06 Veeraraghav: Hi, this is T.M.Veeraraghav Resident Editor of the Hindu in Bengaluru and I am glad to introduce Shanthalatha...

Survey on to identify historical monuments in A.P. Capital region

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:23 AM PST

Ahead of commencement of works on the construction of the new Capital in Guntur District, the Department of Archaeology and Museums has undertaken a detailed survey to identify the archaeological...

National disaster reduction day observed in Mangaluru

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:14 AM PST

The District Home Guards on Wednesday observed the National Disaster Reduction Day before the office of the Superintendent of Police.The function was held in association with the District Fi...

Suspicious death of Nellore woman in US

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:11 AM PST

Kinnera Sai Sindhu, a 27-year-old housewife, died under suspicious circumstances in California, US, even as her parents here accused her husband Dasari Udayakumar of eliminating their daughter aft...

Showing the way

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 09:15 PM PST

The Insight car rally organised by Madurai Ladies Circle 08, was an eye-opener to the sighted about the travails of the visually challenged

Games account to be audited within 45 days: Chandy

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 05:05 AM PST

The Chief Minister's statement comes amid complaints of lapses and corruption in the conduct of the 35th National Games currently held in Kerala

Four injured in Manipur blast

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 03:56 AM PST

Four persons including a husband and wife duo were seriously wounded in a blast of a high intensity bomb inside a house at Yumnam Khunnou in Imphal west district on Wednesday at 11:30 am. The inju...

6 inmates in southern Taiwan take prison staff hostage

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 03:41 AM PST

Six inmates took the warden and several other people hostage at a prison in the southern Taiwanese port city of Kaohsiung on Wednesday afternoon, the official Central News Agency said. ...

Iran marks Islamic Revolution anniversary amid nuclear talks

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 03:40 AM PST

Iran marked the anniversary of its 1979 Islamic Revolution on Wednesday with massive rallies, with many chanting against the U.S. and Israel as the country tries to reach a permanent deal with wor...

Germany to return historic books stolen from Italian libraries

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 03:40 AM PST

German prosecutors say they will return to Italy more than 500 historic books, including original editions of works by Galileo Galilei and Nicolas Copernicus that were seized in Munich after being...

Greece heads for clash with creditors at emergency meeting

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 03:39 AM PST

Greece's new government is set to clash with its eurozone creditors over easing the terms of its bailout program at an emergency meeting in Brussels. Thursday's gathering of Finance Ministe...

Jerry Seinfeld to perform in Mumbai

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 03:31 AM PST

The Emmy and Golden Globe winning comedian Jerry Seinfeld is set to perform in India next month, marking his first ever performance in Asia. The funny-man whose influential show Seinfeld...

Railways may locate new zone HQ at Vizag

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 03:21 AM PST

Vijayawada city is set to lose its stake for housing the headquarters of the proposed new railway zone to Visakhapatnam amid reports that brisk work is being done behind the scenes to locate the n...

TN cannot appoint SPP: Karnataka HC

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 01:38 PM PST

"T.N. government had lost all control over the case in 2003 as soon as the Supreme Court transferred it to Karnataka"

Sports events for dialysis patients

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 03:05 AM PST

Nephroplus, the dialysis service providers, is organising a 'Dialysis Olympiad-2015' on February 15 that will provide a platform for dialysis patients to participate in a slew of sporting activiti...

AP, Telangana Legislative Council polls on March 16

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 03:53 AM PST

The Election Commission of India has announced the schedule for polls to the Legislative Council seats from two graduate constituencies in Telangana and two in Andhra Pradesh. The poll will take p...

‘I think Wikipedia should be objecting to how internet.org is using their site’

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 03:33 AM PST

On Tuesday, Facebook announced a partnership with Reliance Communications to launch in India Internet.org, a service which facilitates access to select websites for free. The social m...

Kejriwal meets Rajnath

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:30 AM PST

Aam Aadmi Party convenor and Delhi Chief Minister-designate Arvind Kejriwal and his close associate Manish Sisodia met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh here on Wednesday. After the ...

Centre will fulfil all promises in Reorganisation Act: Haribabu

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 03:06 AM PST

The NDA Government at the Centre is committed to deliver the benefits promised to Andhra Pradesh at the time of bifurcation and in fact AP has derived the most benefit from the Narendra Modi-led G...

I-T department serves notice on AAP, Congress

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 02:29 PM PST

The notice refers to the allegations from a break-away group, AVAM, that AAP had received funding from dubious companies in March last year.

Metro Rail RoB work begins in Hyderabad

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 02:18 AM PST

As part of the Hyderabad Metro Rail project, works on a Rail over Bridge (RoB) were launched at Bharatnagar here on Wednesday. The facility is expected to be ready in two and half months for which...

10 test positive for swine flu in Kolkata

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 02:12 AM PST

Ten people have tested positive for swine flu here, a health department official said."So far there are 10 positive cases in Kolkata. The tests are being run at the National Institute of Cho...

HC to examine legal impact of Nitish Kumar status

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 10:04 AM PST

The Patna High Court stayed the recognition accorded by the Bihar Assembly Speaker to Nitish Kumar as the JD(U) Legislature Party leader.

AAP 2015: A story in six charts

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 11:01 AM PST

The AAP won a whopping 67 of 70 seats and over half the voteshare.

PIL against us is vague and indefinite: AIB

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 01:48 AM PST

The Public Interest Litigation filed against AIB Roast is an abuse of the process of law, AIB (All India Bakchod) said on Tuesday. In its first appearance before the Bombay High Court in the form...

Fadnavis plays down BJP’s Delhi debacle

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 01:45 AM PST

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday tried to play down the BJP's debacle in the Delhi Assembly elections saying that winning and losing are part of the electoral battle and t...

Syrian government troops advancing south of Damascus

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 01:43 AM PST

Syrian state media and an activist group say government forces backed by Lebanese Hezbollah fighters have captured several villages south of the capital, Damascus. Syrian state television q...

AAP no alternative for left, says Brinda Karat

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 01:37 AM PST

The Aam Admi Party (AAP) cannot be an alternative to the Left politics, CPI (M) politbureau member Brinda Karat said here on Wednesday, when sought a reaction on the Delhi Assembly election result...

AAP reduced BJP to &quot;dirt&quot; in Delhi polls, says Sena

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 01:48 AM PST

In a scalding editorial, the Shiv Sena mouthpiece 'Saamna' said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should accept blame for the BJP's defeat.

Modi govt encouraging horse-trading: Nitish

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 01:27 AM PST

The JD (U) leader will present over 130 MLAs before the President on Wednesdaytevening to show that he enjoys majority support in the Bihar Assembly

Vigilance officials seize fertilizers in Andhra Pradesh

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 01:14 AM PST

Sleuths of Vigilance and Enforcement (V&E) Department conducted raid on a fertilizers shop in the town and confiscated stocks following complaints that the owner was selling fertilisers at hig...

Telangana Govt. to invite Central service officers on deputation

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 01:14 AM PST

The Telangana Government has issued orders constituting a committee to identify posts held by IAS, IPS and Indian Forest Service officers in the State where other Central civil service officers co...

S. Korea ferry sinking: ex-coast guard officer gets 4 years in jail for negligence

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 12:58 AM PST

Coast guard rescue ship captain Kim Kyung-Il was found guilty for failing to broadcast evacuation order upon reaching the scene and fabricating official documents

SIT to quiz Tharoor in Sunanda murder probe

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 01:42 PM PST

The Delhi Police's Special Investigation Team will question former Union Minister Shashi Tharoor on Thursday in connection with his wife Sunanda Pushkar's death. According to sources, the question...

J&amp;K govt. cancels mutation of posh land in Jammu, orders probe

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 01:01 AM PST

One Krishna Banti was conferred either with the ownership rights of the land or with occupancy tenancy rights under different laws beyond the prescribed scale of entitlement

Go by Constitution, Pranab tells Governors

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 01:48 PM PST

Says any deviation from principles will weaken democratic fabric of country

Delhi debacle not Modi’s defeat: Fadnavis

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 02:59 AM PST

Piqued by barbs hurled by its saffron ally, the Shiv Sena in the aftermath of the Bharatiya Janata Party's defeat in the Delhi polls, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said...

Rebel attacks kill 19 Ukrainian soldiers

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 12:11 AM PST

Nineteen Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and 78 wounded in rebel attacks near the key railway town of Debaltseve, which government troops are defending, a military spokesman said on Wednesday.

Karunanidhi congratulates Kejriwal

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 12:06 AM PST

A day after Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party scripted history by securing 67 of the total 70 seats in the Delhi Assembly polls, DMK president M Karunanidhi on Wednesday extended his congratulati...

Australian Greens seeks probe into Adani coal project

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 12:07 AM PST

Australian Greens plans to move a notice of motion to the Senate, seeking a probe into the ownership structure of Indian mining giant Gautam Adani's 16 billion dollar coal development project in Q...

Six JVM(P) MLAs join BJP in Jharkhand

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 06:31 AM PST

Six Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) MLAs on Wednesday joined the BJP, a day after petitioning the Speaker to allow them to sit alongside ruling BJP-led coalition members in the State Assembl...

‘Disaster Reduction Day’ celebrated

Posted: 10 Feb 2015 11:38 PM PST

A large number of scouts and guides, police, home guards and firemen took part in the Disaster Reduction Day celebrated here on Wednesday. The Disaster Reduction Day was celebrated to gen...

Firing in Bidar village

Posted: 10 Feb 2015 11:36 PM PST

Manik Reddy, former member of Basava Kalyan city municipal council, fired at Mujib Patel, an acquaintance and business associate in Hanumant Wadi village in Basava Kalyan taluk on Tuesday evening.

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